Life span: 06/11/1822 to 09/28/1889TabsLife SummaryFull name: Samuel Davis SturgisPlace of Birth: Shippensburg, PABurial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 4Family: James Sturgis (father), Mary Brandenburg Sturgis (mother), Jerusha Wilcox (wife), James Garland "Jack" Sturgis (son -killed at Little Big Horn) Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union ArmyUS military (Post-Civil War) Events Date span begin Life span End Event 08/10/1861 08/10/1861 At Wilson's Creek in Missouri, a bold Union attack is thrown back and General Nathaniel Lyon killed Documents Images Samuel Davis Sturgis Samuel Davis Sturgis, detail Bibliography
