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Samuel Henry Lockett
Samuel Henry Lockett (July 7, 1837 – October 12, 1891) was a Virginian engineering officer in the armies of the United States, Confederate States, and Egypt. He was also a professor at Louisiana State University and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, as well as an amateur artist.University of North Carolina. Life Samuel Henry Lockett was born on July 7, 1837, in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Mecklenburg County Virginia.Cullum 1879, ii. p. 481. Military career He was a Cadet at the United States Military Academy, Military Academy, at West Point, New York, from July 1, 1854, to July 1, 1859, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Brevet Second Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, on July 1, 1859. He served, at the Military Academy, from 1859 to 1861, as assistant instructor in the use of small arms, from November 19, 1858, to September 4, 1860—and as assistant professor of Spanish, from September 2, 1859, to September 4, 1860; and as assistant engineer in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Mecklenburg County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,319. Its county seat is Boydton. History Mecklenburg County was organized on March 1, 1765, having split from Lunenburg County in 1764 as the result of the passage of an act by the Virginia General Assembly. Due to new settlement and population increases in the area, the legislature divided Lunenburg into three counties: Lunenburg, Charlotte County, and Mecklenburg.Bracey, S. (1977). ''Life by the Roaring Roanoke'', Whittet and Shepperson. It was named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a British queen of German origin. The first county government consisted of 13 members: Robert Munford, Richard Witton, John Speed, Henry Delony, Edmund Taylor, Benjamin Baird, John Camp, Thomas Erskine, John Potter, John Cox, Thomas Anderson, John Speed, Jr., and Samuel Hopkins, with Benjamin Baird acting as the first mayor. Government Mecklenburg County is governed by a nine-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
