Military: Marcus F. Wright's Civil War Bios - STURGIS, Samuel Davis: from Shippensburg, Cumberland Co, PA

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                                  STURGIS

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   STURGIS, SAMUEL DAVIS was born in Shippensburg, Pa., June 11, 1822.
   Graduated at West Point in 1846, entered the Second Dragoons, and
   served in the Mexican war. He was captured at Buena Vista, but was
   exchanged; afterward, served in California, New Mexico, and the
   territories, and in 1855 was commissioned captain. When the Civil War
   opened he was commanding Fort Smith, Ark., but as all his officers had
   joined the Confederacy he abandoned the fort, thus saving his command
   and the Government property. He was appointed major of the Fourth
   Cavalry in May, 1861, and served in Missouri under General Nathaniel
   Lyon. He was made brigadier-general of volunteersin August, was
   assigned to the Army of the Tennessee, and afterward to that of the
   Department of Kansas. In 1862 he was given command of the
   fortifications around Washington, and in the battles of South
   Mountian, Antietam, and Fredericksburg commanded the Second Division
   of the Ninth Army Corps. He served as chief of cavalry in the
   Department of Ohio from July, 1863, till April, 1864, and took part in
   an engagement at Bolivar. In March, 1865, he was brevetted
   brigadier-general and major-general. He died in St. Paul, Minn.,
   September 28, 1889.