11 Facts About Lorenzo Sitgreaves

Lorenzo I Sitgreaves was a US Army officer from Pennsylvania who led the 1851 Sitgreaves Expedition down the Zuni and Colorado rivers.

Lorenzo I Sitgreaves was born on March 15,1810, in Easton, Pennsylvania, the son of Mary and Samuel Sitgreaves.

Lorenzo Sitgreaves's mother was born to Daniel Kemper, a colonel in the American Revolutionary War.

Lorenzo Sitgreaves was a cadet at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, from July 1,1827, to July 1,1832, when he graduated 25th in his class of 45.

Lorenzo Sitgreaves was appointed Brevet 2nd Lieutenant of the 1st Regiment of Artillery, July 1,1832.

Lorenzo Sitgreaves served on the Black Hawk Expedition of 1832, but not at the seat of war.

In 1851, Brevet Captain Sitgreaves led an expedition down the Zuni River and westward to the Colorado River, with John G Parke his second in command and Antoine Leroux as his guide.

Lorenzo Sitgreaves served as Light-House Inspector, 11th District, from December 21,1852, to December 11,1856, and as Light-House Engineer in the 5th District, from May 15,1857, to August 8,1859.

Lorenzo Sitgreaves was on a sick leave of absence from August 1859 to 1861.

Lorenzo Sitgreaves conducted the inspection of the temporary defenses in Kansas and Nebraska from October 25,1864, to July 1865.

Lorenzo Sitgreaves died at his home on May 14,1888, at his house at 1300 N Street in Washington, DC, and was buried there at Oak Hill Cemetery.