Showing posts with label General Samuel M. Bowman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label General Samuel M. Bowman. Show all posts

Friday, August 26, 2022

General Samuel M. Bowman


Buried in Elmwood Cemetery, General Samuel M. Bowman served as a Colonel in the 84th Pennsylvania Infantry until September 1864.  After that he was commandant of the Military District of Delaware and promoted to General.  He was charged, by President Lincoln to muster and recruit United States Colored Troops in Baltimore Maryland.  Part of this correspondence with Lincoln is below.  
Elmwood Cemetery will be celebrating it's 150th Anniversary on October 1, 2022.  All are welcome.