Palmer, Samuel "Smith" B.

- 1863

• Name	Palmer, Samuel "Smith" B.
  Nickname	Smith
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	From 7 Sep 1861 to 8 Oct 1863
  Civil War, Private, 3rd Wisconsin Battery
  Civil War Roll of Honor; Name: J B Palmer Death Date: 7 Oct 1863 Burial Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA Cemetery: Chattanooga National Cemetery Rank: Private Regiment: 3d Wisconsin Battery
  Death	8 Oct 1863	Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
  	Cause: War - DOW - Civil War - Aged ?
  Biography	Aft 8 Oct 1863
  From National cemetery Listing
  Samuel B. Palmer enlisted as a Private in the Third Independent Battery, Wisconsin Volunteer Light Artillery on September 7, 1861. This unit served in the Army of the Cumberland in the Western Theater of the Civil War and saw service in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. PVT Palmer was with his battery in the advance on Corinth, MS; Buell's operations toward Chattanooga, TN; the Kentucky Campaign (present but not engaged in the Battle of Perryville); the Battle of Stones River, TN; the Tullahoma Campaign, TN; and the Battle of Chickamauga, GA. On September 20, 1863 at Chickamauga, the 3rd Wisconsin Battery was in the path of Longstreet's assault, losing 5 guns and sustaining 26 casualties, including 15 men wounded (two mortally) and 11 men captured. PVT Palmer was severely wounded and died on October 7 or 8, 1863.
  Reference Number	6240
  Burial	Aft 8 Oct 1863	Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  	Name:S B Palmer Death Date:8 Oct 1863 Death Place:Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA Cemetery:Riverside Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place:Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA Has Bio?:N Name: Smith B Palmer Death Date: 7 Oct 1863 Interment Date: 7 Oct 1863 Cemetery: Chattanooga National Cemetery Cemetery Address: 1200 Bailey Avenue Chattanooga , TN 37404 Buried At: Section B Site 937
  Person ID	I317114	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2018