US Crispin, Silas

Silas Crispin
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Born: September 9, 1828

Birthplace: Holmesburg, Pennsylvania

Father: Benjamin Crispin 1792 – 1864

(Buried: Emanuel Resurrection Episcopal Church, Holmesburg, Pennsylvania)​

Mother: Maria Foster 1796 – 1882

(Buried: Emanuel Resurrection Episcopal Church, Holmesburg, Pennsylvania)​

Wife: None

Education:

1850: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (3rd​ in class)​

Occupation before War:

1850 – 1851: Brevet 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, Ordnance​

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1850 – 1852: Assistant at Watervilet Arsenal in New York​

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1851 – 1854: 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, Ordnance​

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1852 – 1854: Assistant at Washington, D.C. Arsenal​

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1854 – 1861: 1st​ Lt. United States Army, Ordnance​

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1854 – 1859: Assistant at Allegheny Arsenal in Pennsylvania​

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1859 – 1860: Assistant at St. Louis Missouri Arsenal​

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1860: Commander of Leavenworth Ordnance Depot​

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1860: Assistant Inspector of United States Arsenals​

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1860 – 1861: Assistant at Allegheny Arsenal in Pennsylvania

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1867: Captain United States Army, Ordnance​

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1861: Assistant for the Union Army Department of the Ohio​

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1862 – 1885: in Charge of New York Ordnance Agency​

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1863: Member of United States Army Ordnance Board​

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1865: Brevetted Major, Lt. Colonel and Colonel for service in the war​

Occupation after War:

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1865: Member Board to examine ordnance officers for promotion​

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1866: Member of Board to select sites for Powder Depots​

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1867 – 1875: Major United States Army Ordnance​

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1867 – 1868: Member of Seacoast Cannon, Carriages and Projectiles​

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1868: Member select place or near New York army property storage​

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1871 – 1876: Commander of U.S. Army Arsenal in New York​

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1873 – 1885: in charge of ordnance stores at U.S. Arsenals and Forts​

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1874: Member Board to examine ordnance officers for promotion​

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1875 – 1885: Constructor of Ordnance for United States Army​

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1875 – 1881: Lt. Colonel United States Army Ordnance​

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1876: Member Board to examine ordnance officers for promotion​

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1876 – 1885: President of United States Army Ordnance Board​

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1878: Member Board to examine ordnance officers for promotion​

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1881: Special Service in Europe​

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1881 – 1889: Colonel United States Army Ordnance​

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1886 – 1888: Commander of Benicia Arsenal in California​

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1889: Leave of Absence from United States Army​

Died: February 28, 1889

Place of Death: New York City, New York

Age at time of Death: 61 years old

Burial Place: Emanuel Resurrection Episcopal Church, Holmesburg, Pennsylvania

 

[John Hartwell]

Silas Crispin assembled a collection of over 200 different ACW projectiles. They were about to be sold as scrap metal, but Bannerman's stepped in and bought up the lot to keep them together. Where are they now?

Mentioned in the thread:

"Fitting Out Revolutions:" a look at Bannerman's in 1906 | Small Arms & Ammunition

October 14, 1906: Not sure where this should be posted ... if there is a more appropriate forum, moderators, please feel free to move it.

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[ErnieMac]