Samuel Sprigg Carroll | |
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Nickname(s) | "Red" |
Born | Takoma Park, Maryland | September 21, 1832
Died | January 28, 1893 near Takoma Park, Maryland | (aged 60)
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States Union |
Service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1856–1869 |
Rank | Brigadier General Brevet Major General |
Commands | 8th Ohio Infantry Gibraltar Brigade |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Samuel Sprigg "Red" Carroll (September 21, 1832 – January 28, 1893) was a career officer in the United States Army who rose to the rank of brigadier general of the Union during the American Civil War. The Maryland native was most known for his service as the commander of the famed "Gibraltar Brigade", an infantry brigade in the Army of the Potomac that played a key role in the defense of Cemetery Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg, as well as in repulsing a portion of Pickett's Charge.