Samuel Sprigg Carroll
Born: September 21, 1831
Birthplace: Takoma Park, Maryland
Father: William Thomas Carroll Sr. 1802 – 1863
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Mother: Sally Sprigg 1812 – 1895
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Wife: Helen Morrell Bennett Unknown – 1897 – (Divorced)
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Children:
Katherine Carroll Beale 1857 – 1937
(Buried: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Helen Hancock Carroll 1864 – 1884
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Samuel Sprigg Carroll Jr. 1875 – 1935
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Education:
1856: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (44th in class)
Occupation before War:
1856: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Infantry
1856 – 1861: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 10th Infantry Regiment
1857: Frontier Duty at Fort Ridgely, Minnesota
1857 – 1859: Served on the Utah Expedition
Civil War Career:
1861: 1st Lt. United States Army 10th Infantry Regiment
1860 – 1861: Quartermaster in West Point Military Academy
1861 – 1867: Captain, United States Army, 10th Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1864: Colonel of 8th Ohio Infantry Regiment
1862: Commander of Brigade in General Shield’s Division
1862: Engaged in pursuit of Jackson, in Shenandoah Valley
1862: Served in the First Battle of Kernstown, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Port Republic, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Virginia
1862: Wounded during the Skirmish of the Rapidan
1862: Served in the march to Falmouth, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg ,Virginia
1863: Brigade Commander in 3rd Army Corps
1863: Served in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Brevetted Major for Gallantry at Battle of Chancellorsville
1863: Served in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Gettysburg
1863: Served in the Skirmish at Auburn, Virginia
1863: Served in the Battle of Bristoe Station, Virginia
1863: Served in the Mine Run Campaign in Virginia
1864: Brigade Commander in 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
1864: Served in the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
1864: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry Battle of the Wilderness
1864: Wounded twice at the Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia
1864 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1864 – 1865: Court Martial Duty for the Union Army
1865: Temporary Commander of the Department of West Virginia
1865: Brevetted Major General for his service in the war
1865: Brevetted Brig. General, U.S. Army, for Gallantry at Spotsylvania
1865: Brevetted Major General in U.S. Army, for service in the war
1865: Division Commander in the Army of the Shenandoah
1865: 1st Division Commander, 1st Veteran Army Corps, in D.C.
1865: Union Army Commander of District of Northeastern Virginia
1865 – 1866: Union Army Commander, District of Central Virginia
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1867: Captain, United States Army, 10th Infantry Regiment
1866: Served on Court Martial duty for United States Army
1866 – 1867: Recruiter for United States Army
1867 – 1869: Lt. Colonel of United States Army, 21st Infantry Regiment
1867 – 1868: U.S. Army Commander of Petersburg, Virginia
1868: On Duty at the headquarters at Department of Washington
1868 – 1869: Acting Assistant Inspector General, Division of Atlantic
1869: Retired from United States Army on June 9th due to Wounds
1869: When he retired from the U.S. Army, advanced to Major General
1892 – 1893: Suffered from Nasopharyngolaryngal Catarrh
Died: January 28, 1893
Place of Death: Takoma Park, Maryland
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Age at time of Death: 61 years old
Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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