Samuel Glasgow was born on September 17, 1838, in Adams County, Ohio; he moved to Iowa in 1853 and was admitted to the bar in 1858. At the start of the Civil War, he raised Company I, 4th Iowa Volunteer Infantry and was elected first lieutenant, but resigned on January 4, 1862.

When the 23rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry was organized in Des Moines on September 19, 1862, he was commissioned its major; he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on December 1, 1862, and to colonel on May 19, 1863, assuming command of the regiment. He was given a brevet promotion to brigadier general on December 19, 1864, for his conduct during the Vicksburg campaign.

Glasgow was mustered out with the regiment on July 26, 1865. Returning to Iowa, he was elected as a representative to the Iowa General Assembly. In 1867 he was appointed U. S. Counsel to La Havre, France, and in 1872 as U. S. Counsel to Glasgow, Scotland.

Colonel Glasgow died on January 16, 1916, and was buried with his wife in Arlington National Cemetery.

Carte-de-Visite by E. Jacobs, New Orleans, La.

Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 31868