Samuel D. Sturgis
| Samuel Davis Sturgis | |
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Samuel D. Sturgis
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| Born |
June 11, 1822 Shippensburg, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 28, 1889 (aged 67) Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
United States of America Union |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1846–1886 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Commands held |
6th U.S. Cavalry 7th U.S. Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | |
| Spouse(s) | Jerusha Wilcox Sturgis |
| Relations | Jerusha Wilcox Sturgis (wife) James Garland "Jack" Sturgis (son) Samuel D. Sturgis, Jr. (son) Samuel D. Sturgis (grandson) Mary Brandenburg Sturgis (mother) James Sturgis (father) |
Mexican-American War
American Civil War
Nez Perce War
Samuel Davis Sturgis (June 11, 1822 – September 28, 1889) was an American military officer who served in the Mexican-American War, as a Union general in the American Civil War, and later in the Indian Wars.
Sturgis was born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. His parents were Mary Brandenburg and James Sturgis. He entered United States Military Academy at the age of twenty and was graduated 32/59 in the famous class of 1846 as a brevet second lieutenant in the 2nd U.S. Dragoons. That class also included among its graduates John Gibbon, George B. McClellan, Jesse Reno, and George Stoneman, who would fight on the Union side and Ambrose Powell Hill, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, and George Pickett, who would fight on the Confederate side.
During the Mexican-American War, he served with the 1st U.S. Dragoons and was captured and held for eight days as a prisoner of war while making a reconnaissance near Buena Vista, Mexico. After the war, he served in the West, was promoted to first lieutenant and captain, and took part in a number of Indian campaigns. During this time, Sturgis was sent to West Ely, Missouri, where he met Jerusha Wilcox. In 1851 they married and had six children.
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