Sturgis, Samuel Davis, 1822-1889
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Sturgis, Samuel Davis, 1822-1889
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Sturgis
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Samuel Davis
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1822-1889
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Samuel Davis Sturgis (born June 11, 1822, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania – died September 28, 1889, St. Paul, Minnesota) was a senior officer of the United States Army. A veteran of the Mexican War, Civil War, and Indian Wars, he attained the rank of brevet major general.
The city of Sturgis, South Dakota, is named for Samuel D. Sturgis. A sculpture of him mounted on horseback is located at the eastern entrance of the town on South Dakota Highway 34 and 79. The USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137), a World War II troop transport ship, was named in his honor.
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https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n96042212
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3471098
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Gold mines and mining
Indians of North America
Mexican War, 1846-1848
World War, 1939-1945
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Army officers
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Saint Paul
MN, US
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Shippensburg
PA, US
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