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
Died	December 15, 1904(1904-12-15) (aged 65) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1858–1902
Rank	Brigadier general
Unit	6th Cav Regt 7th Cav Regt 5th Cav Regt 10th Cav Regt
Commands held	B 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/wars	American Civil War Peninsular Campaign Battle of Williamsburg Battle of Hanover Court House Battle of Malvern Hill Red River Campaign Siege of Port Hudson Battle of Culpeper Court House (wounded) Indian Wars Comanche Wars Apache Wars Sioux Wars Ghost Dance War Wounded Knee Massacre White Clay Creek Cuban Occupation
Awards	Brevet Captain Brevet Major
Spouse(s)	Carrie P. McGavock
Relations	Col. 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.