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Samuel Parsons Simpson

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Samuel Parsons Simpson

Birth
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Death
3 Aug 1905 (aged 74)
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Plot
Block 76, Lot 193
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Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. At the outbreak of the rebellion in 1861, he enlisted in the Missouri U.S. Reserve Corps and was commissioned a as First Lieutenant. Serving as an adjutant of the Missouri State Militia 3rd Regiment, he helped organize the 12th Missouri Cavalry and was appointed Lieutenant Colonel. In 1863, he was promoted Colonel of the 31st Missouri Infantry and served as Adjutant General of Missouri until the war's end. For service to the Union, he was brevetted Brigadier General of US Volunteers in March, 1865.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. At the outbreak of the rebellion in 1861, he enlisted in the Missouri U.S. Reserve Corps and was commissioned a as First Lieutenant. Serving as an adjutant of the Missouri State Militia 3rd Regiment, he helped organize the 12th Missouri Cavalry and was appointed Lieutenant Colonel. In 1863, he was promoted Colonel of the 31st Missouri Infantry and served as Adjutant General of Missouri until the war's end. For service to the Union, he was brevetted Brigadier General of US Volunteers in March, 1865.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Added: Nov 16, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18444/samuel_parsons-simpson: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel Parsons Simpson (7 Dec 1830–3 Aug 1905), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18444, citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.