Free Genealogy Biography of Samuel Crawford,
Pennsylvania Volunteer of the Civil War
Samuel Wylie Crawford
Crawford, Samuel Wylie, soldier, was born in Franklin county, Pa., Nov. 8, 1827; son of the Rev. Dr. Samuel Wylie and Jane (Agnew) Crawford. He was graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1846 and from the medical department in 1850.
He entered the U.S. army as assistant surgeon, serving in Texas and Mexico, 1851-57, and Kansas, 1857-60. In 1860 he was stationed in Charleston harbor and made one of the brave garrison that defended Fort Sumter, being in command of a battery during the bombardment.
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Source: American Biographical Library;The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans
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