Samuel D. Sturgis
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Samuel Davis Sturgis was a senior officer of the United States Army. A veteran of the Mexican War, Civil War, and Indian Wars, he attained the rank of brevet major general.
Sturgis in uniform, c. 1862
Sturgis, South Dakota
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Sturgis is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 7,020 as of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Meade County and is named after Samuel D. Sturgis, a Union gene
Samuel D. Sturgis
…I. His grandson Samuel D. Sturgis III also became a general in the United States Army and served as Chief of Engineers from 1953 to 1956. The city of Sturgis, South Dakota, is named for Samuel D. Sturgis. A sculpture of him mounted on horseback is located at the eastern entrance of the town on South Dakota Highway 34 and…
View over Sturgis in early 2014
Ox teams in Sturgis, circa 1887 to 1892
Motorbikes on Main Street during Bike Week