Samuel W. Ferguson

Samuel W. Ferguson
Ferguson in uniform, c. 1862
Birth name	Samuel Wragg Ferguson
Born	(1834-11-03)November 3, 1834 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	February 3, 1917(1917-02-03) (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 / 32.308194; -90.183972
Allegiance	United States Confederate States
Branch	United States Army Confederate States Army
Years of service	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 Campaign Battle of Shiloh Battle of Farmington Meridian Expedition Atlanta Campaign Savannah Campaign Campaign of the Carolinas
Alma mater	United States Military Academy
Spouse(s)	Catherine Sarah Lee ​ (m. 1862)​
Children	4

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.^[1]