Ichabod Crane
Ichabod Bennet Crane (born July 18, 1787 in Elizabeth , New Jersey , † October 5, 1857 on Staten Island , New York City ) was an American officer .
Life
Crane was born the son of General William Crane in Elizabeth, which was then called Elizabeth Town . He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1809 and served on the USS United States for two years . During the British-American War he was initially in Canada in use; in May 1813 he took part in the battle of Sackets Harbor with the rank of captain of the naval artillery .
After the war, Crane was stationed in Rhode Island . In 1832 he commanded troops in the Black Hawk War as a lieutenant colonel ; during the Mexican-American War he served as Colonel chief of recruitment and was later appointed governor of the Military Asylum in Washington, DC .
In 1853 Crane was transferred to New York and settled with his wife Charlotte in Port Richmond on Staten Island, where he died four years later.
Crane's grave is located in New Springville Cemetery on Staten Island. The heavily damaged tomb in the form of an obelisk was replaced by a newly constructed one after 1999.
Literary meaning
Ichabod Crane is believed to unwittingly act as namesake for the character of the same name in Washington Irving's tale, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow . According to historical records, both Crane and Irving were in Sackets Harbor in 1814; Crane in his capacity as an officer, Irving as an assistant to New York Governor Daniel D. Tompkins . However, neither man mentions the other in his notes, so a possible encounter between them remains speculative.
swell
- New York Times , October 27, 2002: Ichabod Crane's Namesake? Or not
- New York Times, November 14, 1999: Here Lies Ichabod Crane, But You'd Hardly Know It
Web links
- Forgotten NY: Ichabod sleeps here
- Find a Grave: Ichabod B. Crane
- New York Times: Ichabod Crane's Namesake? Or not
- New York Times: Here Lies Ichabod Crane, But You'd Hardly Know It
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crane, Ichabod |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Crane, Ichabod Bennet; Crane, Ichabod B. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1787 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elizabeth (New Jersey) |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 5, 1857 |
| Place of death | Staten Island |