Samuel Sherer Elder
Samuel Sherer Elder | |
|---|---|
Fortress Monroe, Virginia, US | |
| Buried | Paxton Presbyterian Churchyard Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ | |
| Years of service | 1853–1858 1861–1885 |
| Rank | 2nd U.S. Artillery 1st U.S. Artillery |
| Commands held | Battery E, 4th U.S. Artillery |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth M. Garland (m. 1868) |
Samuel Sherer Elder (ca. 1827/28 – April 6, 1885) was a career United States Army artillery officer and a battery commander in the famed U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade during the American Civil War.
Early years
Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Elder enlisted in the United States Army in June 1853 and was assigned to Battery C, 2nd U.S. Artillery. During his five-year enlistment, he was promoted from the rank of private through first sergeant. His enlistment ended in 1858 and he returned to civilian life.[1]
As a civilian, Elder trained as a lawyer.[2]
Career
Upon the outbreak of the
By 1863, Elder's battery was assigned to the
Death
Elder died on April 6, 1885, while posted to Fortress Monroe, Virginia, where he had been an instructor of law at the Fortress Monroe Artillery School. His listed age at time of death was 58 years old. He was buried in his hometown of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[2]
Sources
Further reading
- American Memory: Selected Civil War Photographs. Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division. Internet: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html
- Heitman, Francis B. Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army. Volume 1. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1903.
- War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 1884.