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Class of 1866

Vol. III
p66 2123

(Born N. Y.)

Daniel W. Lockwood

(Ap'd N. Y.)

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1862, to June 18, 1866, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., Corps of Engineers, June 18, 1866.

p67 Served: as Asst. Engineer in the Construction of the Defenses of Portsmouth, N. H., Oct. 1‑29, 1866, — and of Fts. Winthrop and Independence, Mas., Oct. 29, 1866, to Apr., 1867; with the Engineer Company

(First Lieut., Corps of Engineers, Mar. 7, 1867)

at Willet's Point, N. Y., and at San Francisco Harbor, Cal., Apr. 7, 1867, to July 21, 1870 (temporarily under orders of Commanding General of Department of California, June 4, 1869, to Jan. 24, 1870, and of Department of the Pacific, Mar. to June, 1870); as Chief Engineer of the Department of Arizona, July 21, 1870, to Mar. 11, 1871; as Assistant Engineer on Exploration of Eastern Nevada and Arizona, Mar. 11, 1871, to July 3, 1872, and Dec. 9, 1874, to May, 1877, — on Geodetic Survey of the Northern Lakes, July 10, 1872, to Dec. 9, 1874, and May, 1877,

(Captain, Corps of Engineers, June 30, 1879)

to Feb. 14, 1880, — under orders of Major Howell, Feb. 14, 1880, to Dec. 1, 1881, and of Major Indicates a West Point graduate and gives his Class. Stickney, Dec. 1, 1881, to Mar. 21, 1883; in charge of River and Harbor Improvements and Surveys in Western Michigan, Mar. 31, 1883, and Michigan City Harbor, July 16, 1884, to Mar. 28, 1888, — of River and Harbor Improvements, etc., in Eastern Michigan, July 5 to Aug. 29, 1883, — of River and Harbor Improvements in West Virginia and Kentucky, Supervision of Carrollton Turnpike, and various Bridges, etc., since Apr. 13, 1888; and as Member of

(Major, Corps of Engineers, July 23, 1888)

various Engineer Boards on River and Harbor Improvements, Bridge Constructions, etc., 1884‑90.

Vol. IV
p159 [Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Military History. — In charge of river and harbor improvements in West Virginia and Kentucky, supervision of Carrollton Turnpike, and p160 various bridges, etc., and member of various Engineer Boards on river and harbor improvements, bridge construction, etc., to Sept. 12, 1895. — In charge of the construction of defenses of Narragansett Bay, R. I., and New Bedford, Mas., and in charge of river and harbor improvements in Rhode Island and on south coast of Massachusetts, and member of various Engineer Boards on river and harbor improvements, harbor lines, etc., from Sept., 1895 to –––––

Vol. V
p129 [Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Military History. — In charge of the construction of defenses of Narragansett Bay, R. I., and New Bedford, Mas., and in charge of river and harbor improvements in Rhode Island and on south coast of Massachusetts, and member of various Engineer Boards on river and harbor improvements, harbor lines, etc., from Sept., 1895 to July, 1900. — At St. Paul from Aug., 1900 to May, 1901. — At Washington May, 1901, as Member and Engineer Secretary of the Lighthouse Board; in latter capacity until Sept. 6, 1906, and continued as Member of Lighthouse Board to date of retirement, Sept. 21, 1909. — Senior member of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors from Sept. 14, 1904 to Sept. 21, 1909. — Relieved from duty as Engineer Secretary of the Lighthouse Board, Washington, Sept. 6, 1906, and ordered to New York in charge of the New Jersey District, and Member of the Board of Engineers, and of the Harbor Line Board, until Sept. 21, 1909. — Since Sept. 21, 1909, Assistant to the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, Washington, D. C.

Colonel, U. S. A., Retired Sept. 21, 1909,
by operation of law.

Vol. VI
p117 [Supplement, Vol. VI: 1910‑1920]

(Daniel Wright Lockwood, Born Sept. 21, 1845.)

Military History. —

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, June 27, 1906.

Colonel, U. S. A., Retired, Sept. 21, 1909,
by operation of law.

Assistant to Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, Washington, D. C., Sept. 21, 1909, to Sept. 21, 1911; when he was relieved. Recalled to active service with station at Duluth, Minn., per S. O. No. 87, War Dept., April 16, 1917; in charge of Duluth Engineering District, April 30 to Nov. 22, 1917; in charge of St. Paul Engineering District, Aug. 21 to Nov. 19, 1917; President of Examining Boards for officers in Engineer Reserve Corps at Duluth and St. Paul while in charge of those Districts; served on Cantonment Board, May 18 to June 3, 1917; in charge of Cleveland Engineering District and President of Examining Board for officers in Engineer Reserve Corps, Nov. 28, 1917, to May 1, 1919.

Vol. VII
p81 [Supplement, Vol. VII: 1920‑1930]

Military History: —

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, June 27, 1906.

Colonel, U. S. A., Retired, Sept. 21, 1909,
By Operation of Law.

Vol. VIII
p40 [Supplement, Vol. VIII: 1930‑1940]

Military History: — Col., Ret., Sept. 21, 1909.

Died July 25, 1931, at Washington, D. C.: Aged 85.

Buried, Crown Hill Cemetery, Put-in‑Bay, OH.

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