Samuel Davis Sturgis
Born: June 11, 1822
Birthplace: Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Father: James Sturgis 1785 – 1855
(Buried: Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa)
Mother: Mary Brandenburg 1788 – 1872
(Buried: Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa)
Wife: Jerusha Wilcox 1827 – 1915
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Children:
Nina Linn Sturgis Dousman 1852 – 1930
(Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin)
Lt. James Garland Sturgis 1854 – 1876
(Buried: Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Montana)
Ella Marie Sturgis Pennington 1859 – 1925
(Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Major General Samuel Davis Sturgis Jr. 1861 – 1933
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Mary Agnes Sturgis 1865 – 1943
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery and Mausoleum, St. Louis, Missouri)
Thomas Glenn Sturgis 1870 – 1875
(Buried: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Missouri)
Education:
1846: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (32nd in class)
Occupation before War:
1846 – 1847: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Dragoons
1847 – 1853: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1847: Captured at Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico
1847: Prisoner of War held by Mexican Army – (February 20th – 28th)
1848 – 1851: Frontier Duty in California
1851 – 1852: Quartermaster for United States Army 1st Dragoons
1851: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1851 – 1852: Frontier Duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1852 – 1853: Acting Assistant Adjutant for Department of New Mexico
1853 – 1855: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1854 – 1855: Scout against Jicarilla Native Americans
1855 – 1861: Captain United States Army, 1st Cavalry Regiment
1855: Served in a Skirmish against the Apache Native Americans
1855: Recruiter for United States Army
1855 – 1856: Served in the Kansas Disturbances on the border
1856 – 1857: Served at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1857: Served in the Cheyenne Expedition
1857 – 1858: Served at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1858: Served in the March to Fort Kearny and Fort Arbuckle
1858 – 1859: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1859: Frontier Duty at Fort Arbuckle, Indian Territory
1859 – 1860: Frontier Duty at Fort Cobb, Indian Territory
1860: Served in Kiowa and Comanche Expedition
1860 – 1861: Served at Fort Smith, Arkansas
Civil War Career:
1861: Major of United States Army, 1st Cavalry Regiment
1861 – 1863: Major of United States Army, 4th Cavalry Regiment
1861: Served in the Expedition to Southwestern Missouri
1861: Served in the Fighting at Dug Spring, Missouri
1861: Acted as Commander at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri
1861: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Wilson's Creek
1861 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1861: Chief of Staff to Major General Hunter
1862: Union Army Commander of District of Kansas
1862: Commander of Defenses in Washington, D.C.
1862: Served in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
1862: Served in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1862: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Fredericksburg
1863: Served in the fighting in Central Kentucky
1863 – 1864: Chief of Cavalry for Union Army, Department of Ohio
1863 – 1869: Lt. Colonel, United States Army, 6th Cavalry Regiment
1863: Organizer of Militia in Cincinnati, Ohio
1863: Union Army Commander at Battle of Mossy Creek, Tennessee
1864: Union Army Commander at Battle of Dandridge, Tennessee
1864: Served in the Capture of General Vance and his command
1864: Led the destruction of Quallatown, North Carolina Camps
1864: Served in the fighting at Bolivar, Tennessee
Served in the Pursuit of Forrest to Ripley, Mississippi
1864: Union Army Commander at Battle of Brice's Cross Roads
1864 – 1865: Awaiting Orders from the War Department
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on August 24th
Occupation after War:
1863 – 1869: Lt. Colonel United States Army, 6th Cavalry
1865 – 1866: Commander of U.S. Army, 6th Cavalry in Austin, Texas
1866: Leave of Absence from United States Army
1866 – 1867: Frontier Duty in Austin, Texas
1867: United States Army Commander of Fort Belknap, Texas
1867 – 1868: United States Army Commander of Camp Wilson, Texas
1868 – 1869: Member of Board on a System of Cavalry Tactics
1869 – 1874: Commander of U.S. Army, 7th Cavalry Regiment
1869 – 1886: Colonel of United States Army, 7th Cavalry Regiment
1869 – 1874: U.S. Army Commander of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1871 – 1873: U.S. Army Commander of Post of Louisville, Kentucky
1874 – 1876: Superintendent of Mounted Recruiting Service
1874 – 1876: Commander of Cavalry Depot in St. Louis, Missouri
1876 – 1877: U.S. Army Commander of Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
1877: U.S. Army Commander of Yellowstone Expedition
1878 – 1881: U.S. Army Commander of Middle District
1881: Member of U.S. Army Board to recommend text books
1881: U.S. Army Commander of Post of Fort Meade, Dakota Territory
1881 – 1885: Governor of Soldier's Home in Washington, D.C.
1885 – 1886: Suffered from an ulcerated throat
1886: U.S. Army Commander of Post of Fort Meade, Dakota Territory
1886: Retired from United States Army on June 11th
Died: September 28, 1889
Place of Death: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Cause of Death: Diabetes
Age at time of Death: 67 years old
Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
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