During the War of 1812 he was Chief of Engineers under Major General Samuel Smith in the Defense of Baltimore in 1814 and Superintending Engineer of defenses on the Delaware River and construction of Fort Delaware, Delaware Bay 1816-1824 and improvements on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers 1824-1826,
Promoted to Captain Corps of Engineers September 20, 1812 and major March 31, 1819.
He worked on New Castle Harbor improvements in Delaware from 1826-1828 and in the construction of Fort Pulaski, Georgia, 1828-1830.
Samuel Babcock turned in his resignation Dec. 22, 1830 and died June 26, 1831, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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