Name |
Samuel Sprigg Carroll [1] |
Prefix |
Brig. Gen. |
Relationship | with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
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Born |
21 Sep 1832 |
Takoma Park, Washington, D.C. |
Gender |
Male |
Graduation |
1856 |
U.S. Military Academy, West Point, Orange Co., New York |
Died |
29 Jan 1893 |
Washington, D.C. |
Buried |
Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. |
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Notes |
- See pictures of the General. He was by the end of the war promoted to Brigadier, and noted for a key maneuver during the second day at Gettysburg. He was crucial in the repulse of Gen. Harry Hay's (Louisiana) brigade at Cemetery Hill.
See also the American National Biography. A letter of his can be found in the Civil War MSS Collection at the Library of Congress; see MS 399, the papers of George Hanson. [2, 3]
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Person ID |
I10340 |
lansdalepitard |
Last Modified |
3 Jan 2021 |