Brig. Gen. Samuel Sprigg Carroll

1832 - 1893  (60 years)

• Name	Samuel Sprigg Carroll  [1]
  Prefix	Brig. Gen.
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  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.
  	Lot 292
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Violetta Lansdale Carroll           d. 24 Jul 1872, Washington, D.C.
  2. Sarah "Sally" Carroll           d. Yes, date unknown
  3. Caroline Carroll           d. Yes, date unknown
  4. Alida Carroll           b. Apr 1844, Washington, D.C.
  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]
  Person ID	I10340	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	William Thomas Carroll           d. 1863
  Mother	Sarah "Sally" Sprigg           b. 27 Mar 1812
  Married	7 Oct 1828	Prince George's Co., Maryland
  Family ID	F2775	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 21 Sep 1832 - Takoma Park, Washington, D.C.  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.   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Brig. Gen. Samuel Sprigg Carroll". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I10340&tree=1sttree (accessed July 5, 2020).