Samuel Whitside, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSamuel Whitside
United States Army officer
Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1839
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of Death: 15-Dec-1904
Profession: military officer
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Samuel Whitside
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- 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.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.
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