Samuel P. Spear
| Samuel P. Spear | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1815 Boston |
| Died | May 4, 1875 (aged 59–60) New York City |
| Place of burial | Cypress Hills National Cemetery |
| Allegiance | United States Union |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1833–1865 |
| Rank |
Colonel Brevet Brigadier General
|
| Commands held |
11th Pennsylvania Cavalry 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of the James |
| Battles/wars | |
Seminole Wars
Mexican–American War
Samuel Perkins Spear (1815 – May 4, 1875) was an American soldier who saw combat in the Seminole Wars, the Mexican–American War, and the Civil War. He enlisted in the army in 1833, and was assigned twice to the 2d Dragoons and once to the 2d Cavalry in which he was promoted from private to first sergeant each time.
Spear was discharged from the U.S. Regular Army on August 6, 1861. He was appointed lieutenant colonel of the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment and was promoted to colonel on August 20, 1862. He commanded the brigade to which his regiment was assigned in the XVIII Corps of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina to which his regiment was assigned from August 1863 to April 28, 1864. For the rest of 1864, he commanded the brigade as part of the XVIII Corps, Army of the James. From January 1865 to April 1, 1865, he commanded the brigade as Brigade 2 of the Cavalry Division of the Army of the James.
He commanded his regiment at the Joint Expedition Against Franklin, October 3, 1862. He commanded his brigade at the Second Battle of Ream's Station, August 25, 1864, the Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road, October 27–28, 1864 and the Battle of Five Forks, April 1, 1865, during the Siege of Petersburg. Spear was wounded at the Battle of Five Forks and resigned from the volunteers on May 9, 1865.
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