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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1838

Vol. I
p702
955

(Born Vt.)

Lucius Pitkin

(Ap'd Vt.)

15

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1834, to July 1, 1838, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, July 1, 1838.

Served: on the Northern Frontier during Canada Border Disturbances, at Ft. Niagara, N. Y., 1838, — Rochester, N. Y., 1838‑39, — Recruiting, 1839, — Rochester, N. Y., 1839‑41, — Buffalo, N. Y., 1841, — and Rome  p703 Arsenal, N. Y., 1841; and in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1841‑42,

(First Lieut., 2d Artillery, Jan. 4, 1842)

— Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., 1842‑43, — and Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1843‑44.

Resigned, June 1, 1844.

Civil History. — Counselor at Law, New York city, 1844‑67. Commissioner of Deeds for many States, 1851‑67. Major, Staff (Brigade Judge Advocate, N. Y. Militia), 1849‑54, — Lieut.‑Colonel, 1854‑55, — Colonel, 1855‑57, — and Brig.‑General, Staff (Engineer in Chief of State of New York), Jan. 1 to May 10, 1857.

Died, Oct. 12, 1867, at New York city: Aged 56.


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