Samuel Sherer Elder
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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.
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Born | ca. 1827/28 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US |
Died | April 6, 1885(1885-04-06) (aged 57–58) Fortress Monroe, Virginia, US |
Buried | Paxton Presbyterian Churchyard Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US |
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Years of service | 1853–1858 1861–1885 |
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Unit | 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) |
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