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1262………(Born N. Y.)
Delos B. Sacket
(Ap’d N. Y.)……………32
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1840, to July 1, 1845,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 2d
Dragoons, July 1, 1845.
Served: in the
Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; in the War with Mexico, 1846, being
engaged in the Battle of Palo Alto, May 8, 1846, -- Battle of
Resaca-de-la-Palma, May 9, 1846, -- and
(Bvt. First Lieut., May 9,
1846, for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct in the
Battles of Palo Alto and
Resaca-de-la-Palma, Tex.)
Battle of Monterey, Sep.
21-23, 1846; on frontier duty, in escorting Recruits to
(Second Lieut., 1st
Dragoons, June 30, 1846)
Ft. Gibson, I. T., and Ft.
Smith, Ark., 1847-48, -- at Santa Fe, N. M.,
(First Lieut., 1st
Dragoons, Dec. 27, 1848)
1848-49, -- Dona Ana, N.
M., 1849-50, -- and Scouting against Apache Indians, 1850; on Recruiting
service, 1850; at the Military Academy as Asst. Instructor of Cavalry
Tactics, Dec. 10, 1850, to Apr. 16,
(Captain, 1st
Cavalry, Mar. 3, 1855)
1855; on Recruiting
service, 1855; in garrison at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., and removing intruders
from Indian lands, 1855-56; as Member of Board to Revise the Army
Regulations, Washington, D. C., 1856-57; on Inspection of Horses and Mules
at Cincinnati, O., 1857; on frontier duty at Ft. Riley, quelling Kansas
Disturbances, 1857-58, -- on Utah and Cheyenne Expeditions, 1858, -- at Ft.
Smith, Ark., 1858-59, -- and on Antelope Hill Expedition, I. T., 1859; on
leave of absence in Europe, 1859-60; and
(Major, 1st
Cavalry, Jan. 31, 1861)
on frontier duty at Ft.
Arbuckle, I. T., 1860-61.
Served during
the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861-66: on March from the Indian
Territory to Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., May 3-27, 1861; as
(Lieut.-Colonel, 2d
Cavalry, May 3, 1861)
Acting Inspector-General
of the Department of Washington, June 13 to Aug. 8, 1861; as Mustering and
Disbursing Officer, New York city, Aug. 8 to Dec. 12, 1861; as
Inspector-General of the Army of the
(Colonel, Staff –
Inspector-General, Oct. 1, 1861)
Potomac, Dec. 13, 1861, to
Jan. 10, 1863; at Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., Dec. 13,
1861, to Mar. 10, 1862; in the Virginia Peninsular Campaign, on the Staff of
Major-General McClellan, Mar. to Aug., 1862, being present at the Battle of
Gaines’s Mill, June 27, 1862, -- Battle of Glendale, June 30, 1862, -- and
Battle of Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862; in the Maryland Campaign, on the Staff
of the Commanding General of the Army of the Potomac, Sep. to Nov., 1862,
being present at the Battle of South Mountain, Sep. 14, 1862, -- and Battle
of Antietam, Sep. 17, 1862; in the Rappahannock Campaign, on the Staff of
Major-General Barnside, commanding Army of the Potomac, Dec., 1862, to Jan.,
1863, being present at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862; in
charge of the Inspector-General’s Office at Washington, D. C., Jan. 10 to
May 26, 1863; as Member of Board to Organize invalid Corps, May 26 to Aug.
10, 1863, -- and of Board for Retiring Disabled Officers, Aug. 10, 1863, to
Apr. 1, 1864; on Inspection duty in the Departments of the Tennessee,
Cumberland, Arkansas, and New Mexico, Apr. 1, 1864, to Aug.,
(Bvt. Brig.-General, U. S.
Army, Mar. 13, 1865, for Gallant and
Meritorious Services in
the Field During the Rebellion)
(Bvt. Maj.-General, U. S.
Army, Mar. 13, 1865, for Faithful
and Meritorious Services
During the Rebellion)
1865; and awaiting orders
at New York city, Aug., 1865, to Apr. 4, 1866.
Served: on tour
of Inspection to and through Montana Territory and thence to the Pacific
Ocean, Apr. 19 to Sep. 10, 1866; as Inspector-General of the Department of
the Tennessee, Nov. 9, 1866, to Mar., 1867, -- of the Department of the
Cumberland, to Oct. 29, 1868, -- of the Division of the Atlantic, Oct. 31,
1868, to Oct. 10, 1872, -- under the Instructions of the Secretary of War to
July, 1876, -- and of the Division of the Missouri, July 10, 1876, to Feb.
18, 1881; and in charge of the Inspector-
(Brig.-General, Staff –
Inspector-General, Jan. 2, 1881)
General’s Department to
Mar. 8, 1885.
Died, Mar. 8, 1885, at
Washington, D. C.: Aged 63.
OBITUARY ORDER.
Upon the death
of General Sacket, the following order was issued by the War Department: --
“It is with
sincere regret the Secretary of War announces the death of Brig.-General
Delos B. Sacket, Senior Inspector-General of the Army, which occurred at his
residence in this city on Sunday noon, the 8th instant.
“The loss of
such an accomplished officer and gentleman cannot but be deeply regretted by
the Army; his interest in its welfare, always active, remained to the end
unabated. He possessed in an eminent degree that correct military spirit
necessary to the efficient discharge of duty, and his precept and example
exerted an influence which was highly beneficial to the service.
“General Sacket
was graduated from the U. S. Military Academy and appointed brevet Second
Lieutenant, 2d Dragoons, July 1, 1845. He served in Texas during the
military occupation of that State in 1845-46, and in the Mexican War,
participating in the Battlers of Palo Alto, Resaca-de-la-Palma, and
Monterey, and was brevetted First Lieutenant, May 9, 1846, for gallant and
meritorious conduct in the two first-named battles. Promoted Second
Lieutenant, 1st Dragoons, June 30, 1846, and First Lieutenant,
Dec. 27, 1848. He was on frontier duty until Dec. 10, 1850, when he was
detailed as Asst. Instructor of Cavalry Tactics at the U. S. Military
Academy, where he remained on duty until Apr. 16, 1855, having been promoted
Captain, 1st Cavalry, Mar. 3, 1855. In 1855-56 he served at Fort
Leavenworth, and in removing intruders from Indian hands; in 1856-57, as a
Member of the Board to Revise the Army Regulations; in 1857-58, on frontier
duty and in quelling the Kansas Disturbances; in 1858-59, on Utah and
Cheyenne Expedition and on Antelope Hill Expedition; and on leave of absence
in Europe, and again on frontier duty, at Fort Arbuckle, Indian Territory,
until the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion, having been promoted
Major, 1st Cavalry, Jan. 31, 1861, and Lieutenant-Colonel of the
2d Cavalry on May 3, 1861.
“From June 13,
1861, to Aug. 8, 1861, he was on duty as Acting Inspector-General,
Department of Washington; then as Mustering and Disbursing Officer at New
York city, to Dec. 13, 1861, when he was appointed Inspector-General of the
Army of the Potomac (having been appointed Colonel and Inspector-General, U.
S. Army, on Oct. 1, 1861), in which capacity he served until Jan. 10, 1863,
participating in the Virginia Peninsular and Maryland Campaigns, and was
engaged in the Battles of Gaines’s Mill, Glendale, Malvern Hill, South
Mountain, and Antietam; and in the Rappahannock Campaign, in which he was
present at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
“During the
period from Jan. 10, 1863, until Apr. 1, 1864, General Sacket was in charge
of the Inspector-General’s Office at Washington; a Member of the Board to
Organize the Invalid Corps; and on a Board to Retire Disabled Officers.
From Apr. 1, 1864, to Aug., 1865, he was on inspection duty in the
Departments of the Tennessee, Cumberland, Arkansas, and New Mexico. He was
brevetted Brigadier-General and Major-General, U. S. Army, on Mar. 13, 1865,
for gallant and meritorious service in the field during the Rebellion. In
1866 he made a tour of inspection through Montana to the Pacific Ocean; and
was on duty as Inspector-General, Department of the Tennessee, from Nov. 9,
1866, until March, 18676; of the Department of the Cumberland, to Oct. 29,
1868; of the Division of the Atlantic, from Oct. 31, 1868, to Oct. 10, 1872,
-- under the instructions of the Secretary of War, to July, 1876, -- and of
the Division of the Missouri, from July 10, 1876, to Jan. 12, 1881, and was
appointed Brigadier-General and Senior Inspector-General of the Army, Jan.
2, 1881.
“The officers of
the Inspector-General’s Department will wear the usual badge of mourning for
six months.” |
