United States Army Brigadier General. Born in Sackett's Harbor, New York, he attended the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, where in 1852, he graduated first in his class, brevetted as Lieutenant of engineers. During the Civil War he was in charge of all of the coastal fortifications in the state of Maine, overseeing the construction of Fort Knox on the Penobscot River. After the war he was placed in charge of all engineer troops and fortifications. In 1877 he assumed the position of engineer in charge of public buildings and grounds in Washington D.C. Under his leadership the Washington aqueduct, as well as the building for the State, War and Navy departments were built. He was the engineer for the Washington Monument from 1878 until its completion in 1884. His also headed the construction of the Library of Congress building, completed just after his death. On July 6, 1888 he was appointed Brigadier General and Chief of Engineers of the United States Army and served in that position until 1895. His father was General Silas Casey of Mexican and Civil War fame.
Bio by: Bigwoo
Family Members
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Silas Casey
1807–1882
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Abby Perry Pearce Casey
1813–1862
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Emma Weir Casey
1834–1911
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Frederick Cummings Casey
1833–1834
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Abby Pearce Casey Hunt
1838–1886
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Silas Casey
1841–1913
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Elizabeth Goodale Casey Scott
1844–1912
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Edward Wanton Casey
1850–1891
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Julia Cliford Casey Bloodgood
1865–1911
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Thomas Lincoln Casey
1857–1925
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Robert Jerauld Casey
1859–1860
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Harry Weir Casey
1861–1880
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Edward Pearce Casey
1864–1940
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Thomas Lincoln Casey
1870 United States Federal Census
Thomas Lincoln Casey
New York, New York, U.S., Index to Death Certificates, 1862-1948
Thomas Lincoln Casey
Maine, U.S., Birth Records, 1715-1922
Thomas Lincoln Casey
Web: Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008
Thomas Lincoln Casey
1880 United States Federal Census
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