Class of 1859

Samuel Henry Lockett: Born July 7, 1837, Mecklenburg Co., VA.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1854, to July 1, 1859, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., Corps of Engineers, July 1, 1859.

Served: at the Military Academy, 1859‑61, as Asst. Instructor in the Use of Small Arms, Nov. 19, 1858, to Sep. 4, 1860, — and as Asst. Professor of Spanish, Sep. 2, 1859, to Sep. 4, 1860; and as Asst. Engineer in the construction of Fts. Pulaski and Jackson, Savannah River, Ga., 1860‑61.

Resigned, Feb. 1, 1861.

Joined in the Rebellion of 1861‑66 against the United States.​a

Civil History. — Professor of Mathematics and Natural Science, Marion, Ala., 1865‑67. Professor of Engineering and Mechanics, and Commandant of Cadets, Louisiana State University, 1867‑73. Director of the State Topographical Survey of Louisiana, 1869‑73. President of Calhoun College, Jacksonville, Ala., 1873‑74. Principal of Hanover Hall Military Academy, Montgomery, Ala., 1874‑75. Colonel of Engineers in the Egyptian Army, July 17, 1875, to Aug. 31, 1877. Professor of Mathematics and Mechanics, and Commandant of Cadets, in the East Tennessee University, Knoxville, Ten., July 9, 1877, to 18–––. History since 1878 unknown, nothing authentic having been received.