Delafield, Richard, 1798-1873

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1798-09-01
Death 1873-11-05
Birth 1798
Death 1973

Biographical notes:

Military engineer in the United States Army Engineer Corps.

From the description of Richard Delafield papers, 1846-1862. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58781781

Richard Delafield (1798-1873) was a Major General in the U.S. Army. A military engineer, he was Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and Chief of Engineers.

Born in New York City, Delafield graduated from West Point in 1818 and embarked on a 48-year career in the United States military. He served twice as superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and was engineer on the construction of many fortifications and coastal defenses,. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he served under Major General Edwin D. Morgan, helping to organize and equip New York State forces for combat and to superintend the defensive installations for New York City. In 1864 he was named a brigadier general and Chief of Engineers, a post he filled until his retirement in 1866.

Delafield was married twice: first to Helen Summers and then after her death to Harriet Covington, daughter of General E. M. Covington.

From the guide to the Richard Delafield Letterbook, 1846-1849, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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  • Texas (as recorded)
  • Texas (as recorded)
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  • Fort Brown (Brownsville, Tex.) (as recorded)
  • Fort Brown (Brownsville, Tex.) (as recorded)
  • Fort Wood (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande Valley (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande Valley (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande Valley (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande Valley (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande Valley (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande Valley (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande Valley (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande Valley (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • Texas--Brownsville (as recorded)
  • Texas--Brownsville (as recorded)
  • Texas--Brownsville (as recorded)
  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande City (as recorded)
  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Vermont (as recorded)
  • Laredo (Tex.) (as recorded)
  • Fort Chambly (Chambly, Québec) (as recorded)
  • Crown Point (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Fort Schuyler (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Québec (as recorded)
  • Fort Ann (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Fort Ringgold (Tex.) (as recorded)
  • Fort Ringgold (Tex.) (as recorded)
  • Saint Lawrence River (as recorded)
  • Texas--Fort Ringgold (as recorded)
  • Texas--Eagle Pass (as recorded)
  • Fort William Henry (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Champlain, Lake (as recorded)
  • Fort Richmond (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Brownsville (Tex.) (as recorded)
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  • New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.) (as recorded)
  • George, Lake (N.Y. : Lake) (as recorded)
  • Texas--Rio Grande City (as recorded)
  • Fort Hamilton (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Québec (Province) (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • Richelieu River (N.Y. and Vt.-Québec) (as recorded)
  • Nile (Mich.) (as recorded)
  • St. Johns Fort (Québec) (as recorded)
  • Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) (as recorded)
  • Point au Fer (Québec) (as recorded)
  • Fort LaFayette (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Fort Brown (Brownsville, Tex.) (as recorded)
  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande Valley (as recorded)
  • Texas--Brownsville (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande City (Tex.) (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande Valley (as recorded)
  • Texas (as recorded)
  • Brownsville (Tex.) (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande Valley (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande Valley (as recorded)
  • Brownsville (Tex.) (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande Valley (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande Valley (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande Valley (as recorded)
  • Fort Ringgold (Tex.) (as recorded)
  • Texas--Brownsville (as recorded)
  • Texas (as recorded)

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