Samuel P. Moore
| Samuel Preston Moore | |
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Samuel Preston Moore
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| Nickname(s) | Mr.Sammy |
| Born |
September 16, 1813 Charleston, South Carolina |
| Died | May 31, 1889 (aged 75) Richmond, Virginia |
| Place of burial | Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1835–61 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA) |
| Rank |
 Major (USA) Brigadier General (CSA)
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| Commands held | Surgeon General of the CSA |
| Battles/wars |
Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Samuel Preston Moore (September 16, 1813 – May 31, 1889) was an American military physician, who served in the medical corps of the United States Army during the Mexican–American War, and later as the Confederate Surgeon General throughout nearly all of the American Civil War.
Samuel P. Moore was born in 1813 in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a son of Stephen West Moore, a prominent banker in Charleston (originally from Virginia), and his wife, Eleanore Screvan Gilbert. His brother, Stephen M. Westmore, also served in the Confederacy. Moore was educated in the local public schools of Charleston, and then attended South Carolina Medical College with the intention of becoming a physician. He graduated in 1834 and relocated to Little Rock, Arkansas, to start his medical practice.
On March 14, 1835, Moore entered the U.S. Army, and was appointed as an assistant surgeon. In this capacity he serviced in the American frontier, including regions of Missouri, Kansas, Florida, as well as along the Texas border with Mexico. Moore married Mary Augusta Brown in 1845.
Moore also served as a surgeon during the Mexican–American War, which lasted from 1846 to 1848. He befriended Col. Jefferson Davis, the future Confederate President, who was greatly impressed with Moore's abilities. Following the war with Mexico, Moore served in several U.S. Army postings, including a short stint at the United States Military Academy at West Point as a surgeon. On March 30, 1849, he was promoted to the rank of major in the army's Medical Corps.
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