Ichabod Crane (colonel)

Ichabod B. Crane
Ichabod B. Crane
	Only known photo of Crane; an 1848 daguerrotype
Born	July 18, 1787; Elizabethtown, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	October 5, 1857 (aged 70)
Buried	New Springville, Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps; United States Army
Service years	1809-1812 (USMC) ; 1812-1857 (USA)
Rank	First lieutenant (USMC) ; Colonel (USA)
Unit	USS United States (1809-1811)
Commands	Company B, 3rd Artillery (1812-1825) ; Btln., 4th Artillery (1825-1832); 2nd Artillery; 1st Artillery
Conflicts	War of 1812 Capture of Fort York (1813); Capture of Fort George (1813); Second Battle of Sacket's Harbor; ; Black Hawk War; Second Seminole War; "Patriot War";
Relations	Stephen Crane (grandfather); William Montgomery Crane (brother); Joseph Halsey Crane (brother); Charles Henry Crane (son);
Other work	Commander, U.S. Army District of Northeast Florida (c. 1837); acting governor, Military Asylum, Washington DC (1851-1853); post commander, Governors Island;

Ichabod Bennet Crane (July 18, 1787 – October 5, 1857) was an American military officer who served for 48 years, reaching the rank of colonel in the United States Army. He is the probable namesake of the protagonist in Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.