The Samuel Whitside papers, 1878-1939.

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The Samuel Whitside papers, 1878-1939.

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Contains official correspondence (1878-1900); service record (1939); photocopied typed transcript of diary written by Whitside at Pine Ridge, S.D. discussing battle of Wounded Knee and related Indian skirmishes; photocopies of special orders issued by Headquarters, Dept. of Santiago and Puerto Principe (1900).

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United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 7th (1866-present)

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Whitside, Samuel M., 1839-1904.

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Whitside entered the U.S. Army in 1858 and was in 6th Cavalry till 1861. Promoted to Captain (1866), Major, 7th Cavalry (1885), Lt. Colonel, 3rd Cavalry (1895), Colonel, 10th Cavalry (1898), Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers (1901). Reverted to Colonel, 10th Cavalry and became Brigadier General, U.S. Army, (1902). During the Civil War period he was with the Army of the Potomac and saw action in the Virginia campaigns (1862-1863). From 1865 to 1898 he served with several U.S. Cavalry regiments a...