Record Group 94: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984 Series: Indexes to the Carded Records of Soldiers Who Served in Volunteer Organizations During the Civil War, 1899 - 1927 File Unit: Carroll, Samuel S - Unit: 8th Infantry, Company: F & S - Enlistment Rank: Col, Discharge Rank: C
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Carroll, Samuel Sprigg, 1832-1893
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Samuel S. Carroll was born near what is now Takoma Park, Maryland. He was a grandson of Charles Carroll of Bellevue (1767-1823) (a cousin of Charles Carroll, a signer of the Declaration of Independence). He was educated in the local schools, and received an appointment to the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. He graduated 44th of 49 cadets in the Class of 1856 and was brevetted as a second lieutenant in the infantry. He was assigned to frontier duty at a variety of posts in...
