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Samuel Baldwin Marks Young | |
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| Born | January 9, 1840 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | September 1, 1924 (aged 84) Helena, Montana, US |
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| Allegiance | Union United States |
| Service | Union Army United States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1904 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands | Chief of Staff of the United States Army |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War American Indian Wars Spanish–American War Philippine–American War |
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Samuel Baldwin Marks Young (January 9, 1840 – September 1, 1924) was a United States Army general. He also served as the first president of Army War College between 1902 and 1903. He then served from 1903 until 1904 as the first Chief of Staff of the United States Army.[1]
- ^ Although other sources claim Young was the 1st Chief of the Staff of the U.S. Army, in reality, the Department of the Army did not come into existence until 1947. In 1903, the U.S. War Department adopted a General Staff organization to which Young was appointed Chief of [General] Staff. Major General Otto L. Nelson, Jr. (1946). National Security and the General Staff. Washington D.C.: Infantry Journal Press. p. 74.