Samuel S. Carroll

Samuel Sprigg Carroll
Samuel S. Carroll
Nickname(s)	"Red"
Born	(1832-09-21)September 21, 1832 Takoma Park, Maryland
Died	January 28, 1893(1893-01-28) (aged 60) near Takoma Park, Maryland
Place of burial	Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1856–1869
Rank	Brigadier General Brevet Major General
Commands held	8th Ohio Infantry Gibraltar Brigade
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Samuel Sprigg "Red" Carroll (September 21, 1832 – January 28, 1893) was a career officer in the United States Army who rose to the rank of brigadier general during the American Civil War. The Maryland native was most known for his service as the commander of the famed "Gibraltar Brigade," an infantry brigade in the Army of the Potomac that played a key role during the defense of Cemetery Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg, as well as in repulsing a portion of Pickett's Charge.

Samuel S. Carroll was born near what is now Takoma Park, Maryland. He was a descendant of Charles Carroll, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was educated in the local schools, and received an appointment to the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. He graduated 44th of 49 cadets in the Class of 1856 and was brevetted as a second lieutenant in the infantry. He was assigned to frontier duty at a variety of posts in the Old West before returning to West Point as the post's quartermaster.

He was married to Miss Helen Bennett in St. Louis Missouri on September 3, 1856. Helen was the eldest child of William Bennett, a prominent merchant originally born in Maryland, and his wife Catherine DuBois. They had three known children: Catherine "Katy" Carroll born 31 August 1857 in Kansas, Helen Hancock Carroll born 8 October 1864 in New York and a son Samuel Sprigg Carroll Jr. born 13 December 1875 in Maryland.