Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis
Born: June 11, 1822
Shippensburg, PA
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Died: September 28, 1889
Saint Paul, MN
West Point Grad: June 1846
Brevet 2nd Lieutenant: June 1846
1st Lieutenant:
Captain:
Major:
Brig. Gen. of Volunteers:
Aug 10, 1861
Brevet Maj. Gen.:
Reverted back to Lt. Col.:
Colonel: May 6, 1869
Retired: 1886
June 1846: West Point Graduate - 32nd out of 59
Assigned to 2nd U.S. Dragoons
1846 - 1848: Mexican American War serving with 1st U.S. Dragoons
Captured and held for 8 days while performing reconnaissance near Buena Vista, Mexico
Served in the West and took part in a few Indian Campaigns
1851: Married Jerusha Wilcox
With outbreak of war, was promoted to Major
August 10, 1861: Battle of Wilson's Creek
Support of Gen. Pope's Army of Virginia prior to August 29-30, 1862: 2nd Battle of Bull Run
Command 2nd Division of IX Corps
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September 17, 1862: Battle of Antietam
December 11- 15, 1862: Battle of Fredericksburg
1863 - Sent west with IX Corps
Chief of Cavalry of the Department of the Ohio
June 10, 1864: Routed by Gen Forrest at the Battle of Brice's Crossroads
March 1865: After being mustered out of the Volunteer Service, he reverted back to his regular rank of Lieutenant Colonel
May 6, 1869: Became Colonel and Commander of 7th U.S. Cavalry
June 25-26, 1876: Battle of Little Big Horn was on detached duty at St. Louis, MO
1877: Campaign against the Nez Pierce
1881-1886: Governor of Soldier's Home in Washington, D.C.
1886: Retired from the U.S. Army
Boatner, Mark M. III The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 816-817
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964. 486-487
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