• Babcock, Campbell Elias
  Ill., Ill.
  Private K 1 US V cavalry 21 May to 1 Sep 1898
  2 Lieutenant 12 infantry 9 Jul 1898
  1 Lieutenant infantry 13 May 1899

• Babcock, Conrad Stanton
  Conn., NY
  Cadet Miltary Academy 15 Jun 1894 (49)
  2 Lieutenant 2 infantry 26 Apr 1898
  transferred to 6 artillery 8 Jun 1898
  transferred to 1 cavalry 31 Oct 1898
  1 Lieutenant 15 cavalry 2 Feb 1901
  transferred to 3 cavalry 15 Jan 1902

• Babcock, John Breckinridge
  La., Conn.
  Sergeant G 37 N Y S M 29 May to 2 Sep 1862
  2 Lieutenant 174 NY infantry 13 Nov 1862
  1 Lieutenant 1 Dec 1863
  transferred to 162 NY infantry 26 Jun 1864
  Captain 9 Dec 1864
  Major 1 Jan 1865
  resigned 23 Jul 1865
  2 Lieutenant 5 cavalry 22 Jan 1867
  1 Lieutenant 14 Feb 1868
  Captain 9 May 1877
  Major assistant adjutant general 2 Feb 1893
  Lieutenant Colonel 25 Jan 1897
  Brigadier General volunteers 3 Jun 1898
  honorably discharged from volunteers service 30 Nov 1898
  Colonel assistant adjutant general 21 Feb 1901
  Brevet 1 Lieutenant, Captain and Major 2 Mar 1867 for gallantry and meritorious service in the battles of Sabine Cross Roads Pleasant Hill and Cane River Crossing La and Lieutenant Colonel 27 Feb 1890 for gallant service in action against indians at Tonta Creek Ariz 16 Jun 1873 and at Four Peaks Ariz 16 Jan 1874
  awarded medal of honor 2 Mar 1899 for most distinguished gallantry in action at Spring Creek Nebr 16 May 1869
  this officer, then a 1 Lieutenant 5 US cavalry and serving with a scouting column while in advance with a troop of cavalry, was attacked by indians outnumbering his force six times, advancing to high ground he dismounted his troop, himself remaining mounted to encourage his men, and there fought the indians until relieved, his horse being wounded.

• Babcock, Hampton C.
  NY, NY
  Ensign 21 infantry 1 Aug 1813
  3 Lieutenant 15 Aug 1813
  2 Lieutenant 8 Mar 1814
  1 Lieutenant 25 Jul 1814
  honorably discharged 15 Jun 1815

• Babcock, Orville Elias
  Vt., Vt.
  Cadet Military Academy 1 Jul 1856 (3)
  Brevet 2 Lieutenant and 2 Lieutenant engineers 6 May 1861
  1 Lieutenant 17 Nov 1861
  Captain 1 Jun 1863
  Lieutenant Colonel a i g assigned 1 Jan 1863 to 28 Mar 1864
  Lieutenant Colonel aide-de-camp to Lieutenant General Grant 29 Mar 1864 to 24 Jul 1866 and Colonel aide-de-camp to General Grant 25 Jul 1866 to 4 Mar 1869
  Colonel Superintendent p b 3 Mar 1873 to 3 Mar 1877
  Major engineers 21 Mar 1867
  Brevet Captain 4 May 1862 for gallantry and meritorious service during the siege of Yorktown Va
  Major 29 Nov 1863 for gallantyry and meritorious service during the seige of Knoxville Tenn
  Lieutenant Colonel 6 May 1864 for gallantry and meritorious service in the battle of the Wilderness Va
  Colonel volunteers 24 Feb 1865 for faithful and meritorious service
  Colonel 13 Mar 1865 for gallantry and meritorious service during the war and Brigadier General 13 Mar 1865 for gallantry and meritorious service in the field during the war
  drowned 2 Jun 1884

• Babcock, Paul, jr.
  NY, NJ
  1 Lieutenant 7 NJ infantry 4 Nov 1861
  Captain 29 Aug 1862
  Captain signal corps 4 Mar 1863
  resigned 30 Apr 1864

• Babcock, Samuel
  Mass., Mass.
  Cadet Military Academy 28 Apr 1806 (2)
  2 Lieutenant engineers 23 Feb 1808
  1 Lieutenant 1 Jul 1812
  Captain 20 Sep 1812
  Major 31 Mar 1819
  resigned 22 Dec 1830
  died 26 Jun 1831

• Babcock, Sherrill
  NY, NY
  assistant adjutant general volunteers 12 May 1898
  honorably discharged 7 Mar 1899

• Babcock, Walter Crosby
  Mass., Mass.
  Cadet Military Academy 15 Jun 1889 (25)
  2 Lieutenant 8 cavalry 12 Jun 1893
  1 Lieutenant 2 Mar 1899
  Captain 13 cavalry 2 Feb 1901

• Babcock, William H.
  NY, NY
  Assistant Surgeon 29 Aug 1856
  died 3 Oct 1859

Source:

Extracted from the Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army: 1789 - 1903. Names are followed by state or country where born and then the state from which originally appointed but when there is only one place listed, it indicates the state whence appointed, the place of birth not being known. Where "Cadet Military Academy" is indicated, the next date refers to the date he entered that institution, and the figure in parenthesis represents his standing in the graduating class.

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• U.S. Military Records on Ancestry.com

• Maryland and Delaware Revolutionary Patriots, 1775-1783 Military Records

  New York in the Revolution and War of 1812

• Military Records off the Beaten Path

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