George Martin
ggmartin55@att.net
Samuel Pearce Jennison
Residence Minneapolis MN; a 31 year-old Private Secretary.
Enlisted on 5/5/1861 at St Paul, Ramsey County, MN as a 2nd Lieutenant.
On 5/5/1861 he was commissioned into "D" Co. MN 2nd Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 8/15/1862
On 9/10/1862 he was commissioned into Field & Staff MN 10th Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 8/19/1865 at Fort Snelling, MN
Promotions:
* 1st Lieut 7/17/1862 (1st Lieut & Adjutant)
* Lt Colonel 9/1/1862 (As of 10th MN Inf)
* Colonel 2/23/1865 by Brevet
* Brig-General 3/13/1865 by Brevet
Intra Regimental Company Transfers:
* 7/17/1862 from company D to Field & Staff
Other Information:
born 5/9/1830 in Stockbridge, MA
died 11/30/1909 in Covina, CA
(Was private secretary to Governor of Minnesota)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-65
- Dyer: A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
- Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903
- Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue
- Adjutant General's Office General Order #133, August 22, 1865
- Union Blue: History of MOLLUS
- Photo courtesy of Wayne Jorgenson
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