Mexican War: Capt., Company F, 1st New York Infantry
Civil War: Brig. Gen., Field & Staff, 2nd Calif. Infantry
Delegate to 1849 California Constitutional Convention
Francis James Lippitt* was the son of Joseph Francis Lippitt and Caroline Snow Munro (1775, RI-Apr. 1815, RI). He was commissioned August 1, 1846, as Captain of Company F, (Stevenson's) 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers, which was part of the U.S. force that invaded Alta California, Mexico, in the Summer of 1846. In 1847 he served as commander of the garrison that occupied Santa Barbara. He remained in California after mustering out September 8, 1848, and served as San Francisco's representative to the California Constitutional Convention held at Monterey in 1849. He was defeated in an unsuccessful bid to become California's first Lieutenant Governor November 13, 1849, losing to John McDougal. Francis married (1) Elizabeth "Betsey" S. Clarkson at San Francisco in 1852, with whom he had a son and a daughter, both born at San Francisco. Betsey died in New Jersey in December 1859. With the coming of the Civil War, he was commissioned at the Presidio of San Francisco August 23, 1861, and mustered in as Colonel, 2nd California Infantry, September 2. Colonel Lippitt was placed in command of the Humboldt Military District January 9, 1862, and remained at this position until July 13, 1863. During his tenure as commander of the district he was tasked with prosecuting the Bald Hills War against hostile Indians in northwestern California. Under his command several posts were established as bases for operations against the Indians and for the defense of settlers. Upon his transfer July 13, 1863, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen G. Whipple, 1st Battalion, California Mountaineers, assumed command of the district. Colonel Lippitt established his regimental headquarters at Benicia Barracks July 20, 1863, and then at Fort Miller in Fresno County August 11, 1864. He remained there until October 1, 1864, at which time he returned to the Presidio of San Francisco, where he arrived with his regiment October 9, 1864. Colonel Lippitt was mustered out with his regiment October 11, 1864. He was subsequently brevetted a Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers, to date from March 13, 1865 (Orton, p. 431; Sacramento Daily Union, Oct. 6, 1866, 3:5). He married (2) Mrs. Eliza Webb (Gilman) Dodge, the widow of Pickering Dodge, jr. (Apr. 24, 1804, MA-Dec. 28, 1863, MA), at Roxbury, Massachusetts, September 25, 1865. Eliza brought two children into the marriage, Frank and Rebecca Dodge. After the war Lippitt authored four books that drew from his experience as a commander in two wars: A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms, Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry (1865); A Treatise on Entrenchments (1866); The Special Operations of War: Comprising the Forcing and Defense of Defiles; the Forcing and Defense of Rivers in Retreat; the Attack and Defense of Open Towns and Villages; the Conduct of Detachments for Special Purposes; and Notes on Tactical Operations in Sieges (1868); and Field Service in War: Comprising Marches, Camps and Cantonments, Outposts, Convoys, Reconnaissances, Foraging, and Notes on Logistics (1869). Francis appears in the 1880 U.S. Census living at 1216 15th Street Northwest, Washington, DC, with his wife Eliza, daughter Caroline, step-son Frank, and step-daughter Rebecca. Shortly before his death he published his autobiography, Reminiscences of Francis J. Lippitt (1902).
* For a detailed account of his life, see: Reminiscences of Francis J. Lippitt. Providence, RI: Preston & Rounds Co., 1902.
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Death List of a Day.
General Francis Lippitt.
Washington, September 27. General Francis J. Lippitt, a lawyer and a veteran of the Mexican and civil wars, is dead here, aged ninety years. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, was Captain of the First New York Volunteers during the Mexican War, and in the civil war, served as Colonel of the Second California Infantry. He was brevetted a Brigadier General. General Lippitt was a well-known writer on military topics.
(New York Times, September 28, 1902)
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Children:
(both born San Francisco)
- Francis Leonard (Jan. 185[4?]-Jul. 25, 185[4?], San Francisco)
- Caroline Munro Lippitt (Jun. 29, 1857-Jul. 18, 1882, Bridgewater, NJ)
Step-Children:
- Frank Pickering Dodge (1856, Italy-1922)
- Rebecca Gilman Dodge (1861, MA-1959, MD; m. Charles W. Rae)
Biography by Steve
Civil War: Brig. Gen., Field & Staff, 2nd Calif. Infantry
Delegate to 1849 California Constitutional Convention
Francis James Lippitt* was the son of Joseph Francis Lippitt and Caroline Snow Munro (1775, RI-Apr. 1815, RI). He was commissioned August 1, 1846, as Captain of Company F, (Stevenson's) 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers, which was part of the U.S. force that invaded Alta California, Mexico, in the Summer of 1846. In 1847 he served as commander of the garrison that occupied Santa Barbara. He remained in California after mustering out September 8, 1848, and served as San Francisco's representative to the California Constitutional Convention held at Monterey in 1849. He was defeated in an unsuccessful bid to become California's first Lieutenant Governor November 13, 1849, losing to John McDougal. Francis married (1) Elizabeth "Betsey" S. Clarkson at San Francisco in 1852, with whom he had a son and a daughter, both born at San Francisco. Betsey died in New Jersey in December 1859. With the coming of the Civil War, he was commissioned at the Presidio of San Francisco August 23, 1861, and mustered in as Colonel, 2nd California Infantry, September 2. Colonel Lippitt was placed in command of the Humboldt Military District January 9, 1862, and remained at this position until July 13, 1863. During his tenure as commander of the district he was tasked with prosecuting the Bald Hills War against hostile Indians in northwestern California. Under his command several posts were established as bases for operations against the Indians and for the defense of settlers. Upon his transfer July 13, 1863, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen G. Whipple, 1st Battalion, California Mountaineers, assumed command of the district. Colonel Lippitt established his regimental headquarters at Benicia Barracks July 20, 1863, and then at Fort Miller in Fresno County August 11, 1864. He remained there until October 1, 1864, at which time he returned to the Presidio of San Francisco, where he arrived with his regiment October 9, 1864. Colonel Lippitt was mustered out with his regiment October 11, 1864. He was subsequently brevetted a Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers, to date from March 13, 1865 (Orton, p. 431; Sacramento Daily Union, Oct. 6, 1866, 3:5). He married (2) Mrs. Eliza Webb (Gilman) Dodge, the widow of Pickering Dodge, jr. (Apr. 24, 1804, MA-Dec. 28, 1863, MA), at Roxbury, Massachusetts, September 25, 1865. Eliza brought two children into the marriage, Frank and Rebecca Dodge. After the war Lippitt authored four books that drew from his experience as a commander in two wars: A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms, Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry (1865); A Treatise on Entrenchments (1866); The Special Operations of War: Comprising the Forcing and Defense of Defiles; the Forcing and Defense of Rivers in Retreat; the Attack and Defense of Open Towns and Villages; the Conduct of Detachments for Special Purposes; and Notes on Tactical Operations in Sieges (1868); and Field Service in War: Comprising Marches, Camps and Cantonments, Outposts, Convoys, Reconnaissances, Foraging, and Notes on Logistics (1869). Francis appears in the 1880 U.S. Census living at 1216 15th Street Northwest, Washington, DC, with his wife Eliza, daughter Caroline, step-son Frank, and step-daughter Rebecca. Shortly before his death he published his autobiography, Reminiscences of Francis J. Lippitt (1902).
* For a detailed account of his life, see: Reminiscences of Francis J. Lippitt. Providence, RI: Preston & Rounds Co., 1902.
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Death List of a Day.
General Francis Lippitt.
Washington, September 27. General Francis J. Lippitt, a lawyer and a veteran of the Mexican and civil wars, is dead here, aged ninety years. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, was Captain of the First New York Volunteers during the Mexican War, and in the civil war, served as Colonel of the Second California Infantry. He was brevetted a Brigadier General. General Lippitt was a well-known writer on military topics.
(New York Times, September 28, 1902)
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Children:
(both born San Francisco)
- Francis Leonard (Jan. 185[4?]-Jul. 25, 185[4?], San Francisco)
- Caroline Munro Lippitt (Jun. 29, 1857-Jul. 18, 1882, Bridgewater, NJ)
Step-Children:
- Frank Pickering Dodge (1856, Italy-1922)
- Rebecca Gilman Dodge (1861, MA-1959, MD; m. Charles W. Rae)
Biography by Steve
Mexican War: Capt., Company F, 1st New York Infantry
Civil War: Brig. Gen., Field & Staff, 2nd Calif. Infantry
Delegate to 1849 California Constitutional Convention
Francis James Lippitt* was the son of Joseph Francis Lippitt and Caroline Snow Munro (1775, RI-Apr. 1815, RI). He was commissioned August 1, 1846, as Captain of Company F, (Stevenson's) 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers, which was part of the U.S. force that invaded Alta California, Mexico, in the Summer of 1846. In 1847 he served as commander of the garrison that occupied Santa Barbara. He remained in California after mustering out September 8, 1848, and served as San Francisco's representative to the California Constitutional Convention held at Monterey in 1849. He was defeated in an unsuccessful bid to become California's first Lieutenant Governor November 13, 1849, losing to John McDougal. Francis married (1) Elizabeth "Betsey" S. Clarkson at San Francisco in 1852, with whom he had a son and a daughter, both born at San Francisco. Betsey died in New Jersey in December 1859. With the coming of the Civil War, he was commissioned at the Presidio of San Francisco August 23, 1861, and mustered in as Colonel, 2nd California Infantry, September 2. Colonel Lippitt was placed in command of the Humboldt Military District January 9, 1862, and remained at this position until July 13, 1863. During his tenure as commander of the district he was tasked with prosecuting the Bald Hills War against hostile Indians in northwestern California. Under his command several posts were established as bases for operations against the Indians and for the defense of settlers. Upon his transfer July 13, 1863, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen G. Whipple, 1st Battalion, California Mountaineers, assumed command of the district. Colonel Lippitt established his regimental headquarters at Benicia Barracks July 20, 1863, and then at Fort Miller in Fresno County August 11, 1864. He remained there until October 1, 1864, at which time he returned to the Presidio of San Francisco, where he arrived with his regiment October 9, 1864. Colonel Lippitt was mustered out with his regiment October 11, 1864. He was subsequently brevetted a Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers, to date from March 13, 1865 (Orton, p. 431; Sacramento Daily Union, Oct. 6, 1866, 3:5). He married (2) Mrs. Eliza Webb (Gilman) Dodge, the widow of Pickering Dodge, jr. (Apr. 24, 1804, MA-Dec. 28, 1863, MA), at Roxbury, Massachusetts, September 25, 1865. Eliza brought two children into the marriage, Frank and Rebecca Dodge. After the war Lippitt authored four books that drew from his experience as a commander in two wars: A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms, Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry (1865); A Treatise on Entrenchments (1866); The Special Operations of War: Comprising the Forcing and Defense of Defiles; the Forcing and Defense of Rivers in Retreat; the Attack and Defense of Open Towns and Villages; the Conduct of Detachments for Special Purposes; and Notes on Tactical Operations in Sieges (1868); and Field Service in War: Comprising Marches, Camps and Cantonments, Outposts, Convoys, Reconnaissances, Foraging, and Notes on Logistics (1869). Francis appears in the 1880 U.S. Census living at 1216 15th Street Northwest, Washington, DC, with his wife Eliza, daughter Caroline, step-son Frank, and step-daughter Rebecca. Shortly before his death he published his autobiography, Reminiscences of Francis J. Lippitt (1902).
* For a detailed account of his life, see: Reminiscences of Francis J. Lippitt. Providence, RI: Preston & Rounds Co., 1902.
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Death List of a Day.
General Francis Lippitt.
Washington, September 27. General Francis J. Lippitt, a lawyer and a veteran of the Mexican and civil wars, is dead here, aged ninety years. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, was Captain of the First New York Volunteers during the Mexican War, and in the civil war, served as Colonel of the Second California Infantry. He was brevetted a Brigadier General. General Lippitt was a well-known writer on military topics.
(New York Times, September 28, 1902)
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Children:
(both born San Francisco)
- Francis Leonard (Jan. 185[4?]-Jul. 25, 185[4?], San Francisco)
- Caroline Munro Lippitt (Jun. 29, 1857-Jul. 18, 1882, Bridgewater, NJ)
Step-Children:
- Frank Pickering Dodge (1856, Italy-1922)
- Rebecca Gilman Dodge (1861, MA-1959, MD; m. Charles W. Rae)
Biography by Steve
Civil War: Brig. Gen., Field & Staff, 2nd Calif. Infantry
Delegate to 1849 California Constitutional Convention
Francis James Lippitt* was the son of Joseph Francis Lippitt and Caroline Snow Munro (1775, RI-Apr. 1815, RI). He was commissioned August 1, 1846, as Captain of Company F, (Stevenson's) 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers, which was part of the U.S. force that invaded Alta California, Mexico, in the Summer of 1846. In 1847 he served as commander of the garrison that occupied Santa Barbara. He remained in California after mustering out September 8, 1848, and served as San Francisco's representative to the California Constitutional Convention held at Monterey in 1849. He was defeated in an unsuccessful bid to become California's first Lieutenant Governor November 13, 1849, losing to John McDougal. Francis married (1) Elizabeth "Betsey" S. Clarkson at San Francisco in 1852, with whom he had a son and a daughter, both born at San Francisco. Betsey died in New Jersey in December 1859. With the coming of the Civil War, he was commissioned at the Presidio of San Francisco August 23, 1861, and mustered in as Colonel, 2nd California Infantry, September 2. Colonel Lippitt was placed in command of the Humboldt Military District January 9, 1862, and remained at this position until July 13, 1863. During his tenure as commander of the district he was tasked with prosecuting the Bald Hills War against hostile Indians in northwestern California. Under his command several posts were established as bases for operations against the Indians and for the defense of settlers. Upon his transfer July 13, 1863, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen G. Whipple, 1st Battalion, California Mountaineers, assumed command of the district. Colonel Lippitt established his regimental headquarters at Benicia Barracks July 20, 1863, and then at Fort Miller in Fresno County August 11, 1864. He remained there until October 1, 1864, at which time he returned to the Presidio of San Francisco, where he arrived with his regiment October 9, 1864. Colonel Lippitt was mustered out with his regiment October 11, 1864. He was subsequently brevetted a Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers, to date from March 13, 1865 (Orton, p. 431; Sacramento Daily Union, Oct. 6, 1866, 3:5). He married (2) Mrs. Eliza Webb (Gilman) Dodge, the widow of Pickering Dodge, jr. (Apr. 24, 1804, MA-Dec. 28, 1863, MA), at Roxbury, Massachusetts, September 25, 1865. Eliza brought two children into the marriage, Frank and Rebecca Dodge. After the war Lippitt authored four books that drew from his experience as a commander in two wars: A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms, Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry (1865); A Treatise on Entrenchments (1866); The Special Operations of War: Comprising the Forcing and Defense of Defiles; the Forcing and Defense of Rivers in Retreat; the Attack and Defense of Open Towns and Villages; the Conduct of Detachments for Special Purposes; and Notes on Tactical Operations in Sieges (1868); and Field Service in War: Comprising Marches, Camps and Cantonments, Outposts, Convoys, Reconnaissances, Foraging, and Notes on Logistics (1869). Francis appears in the 1880 U.S. Census living at 1216 15th Street Northwest, Washington, DC, with his wife Eliza, daughter Caroline, step-son Frank, and step-daughter Rebecca. Shortly before his death he published his autobiography, Reminiscences of Francis J. Lippitt (1902).
* For a detailed account of his life, see: Reminiscences of Francis J. Lippitt. Providence, RI: Preston & Rounds Co., 1902.
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Death List of a Day.
General Francis Lippitt.
Washington, September 27. General Francis J. Lippitt, a lawyer and a veteran of the Mexican and civil wars, is dead here, aged ninety years. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, was Captain of the First New York Volunteers during the Mexican War, and in the civil war, served as Colonel of the Second California Infantry. He was brevetted a Brigadier General. General Lippitt was a well-known writer on military topics.
(New York Times, September 28, 1902)
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Children:
(both born San Francisco)
- Francis Leonard (Jan. 185[4?]-Jul. 25, 185[4?], San Francisco)
- Caroline Munro Lippitt (Jun. 29, 1857-Jul. 18, 1882, Bridgewater, NJ)
Step-Children:
- Frank Pickering Dodge (1856, Italy-1922)
- Rebecca Gilman Dodge (1861, MA-1959, MD; m. Charles W. Rae)
Biography by Steve
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