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Civil War Soldiers - Carroll
| Carroll, Samuel S., brigadier-general,
U.S. Army, was born in Washington, D. C, Sept. 21, 1832, and was
graduated at West Point in 1856. Beginning his military service in the
10th infantry, he was promoted captain, Nov. 1, 1861, became colonel
of the 8th Ohio volunteers, Dec. 15, 1861, and served in the
operations in western Virginia from Dec, 1861, to May, 1862. From May
24, 1862, until Aug. 14 of that year he commanded a brigade in Gen.
Shields' division, was engaged in the northern Virginia campaign, in
the battle of Cedar mountain, and was wounded in a skirmish on the
Rapidan, Aug. 14, 1862. He commanded a brigade at Fredericksburg,
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, receiving the brevet rank of major
for his services at Chancellorsville, and being brevetted
lieutenant-colonel for services at Gettysburg. He won the brevet of
colonel in the battle of the Wilderness, and in the engagements near
Spottsylvania was twice wounded and disabled for further active
service during the war. He was promoted brigadier-general of
volunteers, May 12, 1864, and on March 13, 1865, was given the brevet
ranks of brigadier-general and major-general U. S. A. for gallantry at
Spottsylvania and services during the war, respectively. Gen. Carroll
was mustered out of the volunteer service, Jan. 15, 1866, was from
June, 1866, to April, 1867, on recruiting service, and in 1868 was
acting inspector-general of the division of the Atlantic. He was
retired as brevet major-general, June 9, 1869, "for disability from
wounds received in battle." He died in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28,
1893.
Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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