Ichabod Crane (colonel)

Ichabod B. Crane
Only known photo of Crane; an 1848 daguerrotype
Born	(1787-07-18)July 18, 1787 Elizabethtown, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	October 5, 1857(1857-10-05) (aged 70)
Buried	New Springville, Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Marine Corps United States Army
Years of service	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
Battles / wars	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.