Samuel W. Ferguson

Samuel W. Ferguson
Samuel W. Ferguson
	Ferguson in uniform, c. 1862
Birth name	Samuel Wragg Ferguson
Born	November 3, 1834; Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	February 3, 1917 (aged 82); Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. 32°18′29.5″N 90°11′02.3″W / 32.308194°N 90.183972°W
Allegiance	United States; Confederate States;
Branch	United States Army; Confederate States Army;
Service years	1857–1861 (U.S.); 1861–1865 (C.S.);
Rank	Second Lieutenant (U.S.); Brigadier-General (C.S.);
Commands	5th South Carolina Cavalry; 28th Mississippi Cavalry; Ferguson's Brigade;
Battles	Utah Expedition; American Civil War Bombardment of Fort Sumter; First Battle of Manassas; Mississippi River campaigns; Battle of Shiloh; Battle of Farmington; Battle of Vincent’s Cross Roads; Meridian campaign; Battle of Rocky Face Ridge; Battle of Peachtree Creek; Battle of Atlanta; Battle of Lovejoy's Station; Battle of Ladiga; Siege of Savannah; Carolinas campaign; ;
Alma mater	United States Military Academy
Spouse	Catherine Sarah Lee (m. 1862)
Children	4
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Brigadier-General Samuel Wragg Ferguson (November 3, 1834 – February 3, 1917) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded cavalry in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. After the civil war, Ferguson served as a member of the Mississippi River Commission.