Samuel Whitside

Samuel Marmaduke Whitside
Brig. Gen. S. M. Whitside at Santiago de Cuba, 10 Jun 1901, while serving as Commanding General of the District of Santiago
Born(1839-01-09)January 9, 1839
Toronto, Canada West
DiedDecember 15, 1904(1904-12-15) (aged 65)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Buried
Allegiance United States
Service / branch United States Army
Years of service1858–1902
Rank Brigadier general
Unit 6th Cav Regt
7th Cav Regt
5th Cav Regt
10th Cav Regt
CommandsB Co, 6th Cav Regt
Camp Livingston, Texas
Camp Huachuca, Arizona
3d & 2d Bns, 7th Cav Regt
Provisional Brigade Commander which included the 5th Cav Regt and 10th Cav Regt
10th Cav Regt
Depts of Eastern Cuba and Santiago & Puerto Prinicipe Cuba
Dist of Santiago
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War

Indian Wars

Cuban Occupation
Awards Brevet Captain
Brevet Major
Spouse(s)Carrie P. McGavock
RelationsCol. Warren Whitside (son)
Lt. Col. Archie Miller (son-in-law)
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Samuel M. Whitside was a United States Cavalry officer who served from 1858 to 1902. He commanded at every level from company to department for 32 of his 43 years in service, including Army posts such a Camp Huachuca, Jefferson Barracks, and Fort Sam Houston, the Departments of Eastern Cuba and Santiago and Puerto Principe, Cuba, commanded a provisional cavalry brigade (consisting of the 10th and 5th Cavalry Regiments), a squadron in the 7th Cavalry Regiment, and a troop and platoon in the 6th Cavalry Regiment. The pinnacle of his career was serving as the commanding general of the Department of Eastern Cuba before retiring in June 1902 as a brigadier general in the U.S. Army.[1]

Most history books record three events during his career: the founding of Fort Huachuca, Arizona, the massacre at Wounded Knee, and his continued role as a battalion commander during the Pine Ridge Campaign of 1890–91. These events are arguably the most noteworthy in Whitside's four decades in the U.S. cavalry.

  1. ^ Adjutant General's Office, "Statement of Service," (on file at the Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, Pension Application # 819.916, Certificate # 587.095, "Whitside Box").