Fort Davis Soldiers' Roster S
Sachsse to Schmitt
Name
Rank
Company Regiment
Enlistiment Date
Enlistment Location
General Informtion

Sachsse, Frank

Pvt.

D

3rd Cav.

12/1/1881

Ft. Sanders, Wyo T

$3.00 extra per month for 10 years continuous service

Sacknar, William

Pvt.

K

10th Cav.

11/5/1877

Ft. Clark, TX

Discharged per "certificate of disability" on 1/19/1880

Safford, Robert

2nd Lieut.

C

10th Cav.

6/15/1877

Ohio

Died 7/19/1879 of acute dysentery on scout in Guadalupe Mountains

Sage, William H.

1st Lt.

F

5th Inf.

6/13/1882

New York

USMA Class of 1882; at Ft. Davis 08/1890 to 04/1891

Sails, Benjamin

Pvt.

K

9th Cav.

12/18/1867

Lexington, KY

Died of disease at (illegible), TX. July 11, 1868 while en route to join his company.

Salas, Agustin

Princ. Mus.

Regt. Band

24th Inf.

4/18/1879

Ft. Duncan, TX

Reduced from princ. musician to private 7/1/1880

Salas, Benito

Pvt.

24th Inf.

5/27/1880

San Felipe, TX

Attached to FS&B

Salender, Louis

Pvt.

D

23rd Inf.

1/26/1876

Ft. Porter, NY

Discharged per "Expiration of Service" on 1/25/1891; character "good"

Salter, Emory

Pvt.

C

10th Cav.

6/7/1884

Baltimore, MD

Sample, John

Sergt. And Sergt. Major

FS, E, D,

25th Inf.

5/13/1875

San Antonio, TX

Reenlistment; appt. Sergt. Major 5/24/1875; discharged on 5/12/1880

Sams, Leopold

Pvt.

D

23rd Inf.

7/29/1885

Ft. Porter, NY

Discharged per "Expiration of Service" on 7/28/1890; character "fair"

Samuels, Noah

Pvt.

E

41st Inf.

4/4/1867

Louisville, KY

Transferred to K Co. Fort Clark, TX. March 30, 1868

Sanborn, Frank

Cpl.

C

3rd Cav.

12/13/1883

Chicago

Sick in hospital with syphilis; promoted Sgt. 5/4/1887

Sanborn, Washington

1st. Lieut.

G

25th Inf.

5/11/1866

Served at Ft. Davis from 04/1871 to 07/1873

Sanders, Anthony

Pvt.

D

10th Cav.

2/8/1882

Detroit

Discharged "certificate of disability" on 2/25/1883; character: good

Sanders, David P.

Pvt.

L

10th Cav.

10/9/1884

Cincinnati, OH

Sanders, Gottard

Pvt.

G andD

8th Inf.

9/19/1854

Rochester

Transferred from Co. G 8th Inf. 4/16/1859

Sanders, James

Pvt.

H

10th Cav.

4/16/1879

Baltimore, MD

Discharged per "expiration of service" on 4/18/1884; character "fair"

Sanders, James

Pvt.

B

24th Inf.

4/8/1876

Nashville, TN

Sanders, John H.

Pvt.

I

9th Cav.

5/19/1868

Lexington, KY

Promoted from private to corporal 4/1/1872; promoted to sergeant 8/1/1872

Sanders, Joseph

Pvt.

B

1st Inf.

8/16/1878

Indianapolis, IN

Sanders, Louis

Pvt.

B

10th Cav.

12/7/1880

Louisville, KY

Sanders, Reuben

Pvt.

D

25th Inf.

4/18/1872

Evansville, IL

Discharged at Ft. Davis on 2/13/1873 per Surgeon's Certificate of Disability

Sanderson, Robt.

Mus.

C

8th Inf.

3/5/1855

New York

Sanderson, Smith

Pvt.

C

8th Inf.

5/3/1854

New York

Sands, Thomas

Pvt.

I

25th Inf.

6/20/1876

Ft. Davis, TX

Reenlistment; discharge on 9/20/1877

Sanford, Charles

Pvt.

I

9th Cav.

2/25/1867

New Orleans, LA

Sick in post hospital. Discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability.

Sanford, Henry

Pvt.

F

8th Inf.

9/5/1855

New York

Appt. Cpl. 7/13/1856; Appt. Sgt. 11/21/1857

Sanford, William A.

1Sgt.

C

3rd Cav.

9/5/1882

Detroit

Appointed 1Sgt. 3/30/1886; discharged at Ft. Davis 9/4/1887 upon expiration of service

Saperston, Meyer M.

Musc.

C

23rd Inf.

3/25/1890

Ft. Porter, NY

Discharged at Fort Davis on 3/3/1891 having enlisted as a minor

Sapho, Henry

Pvt.

E

25th Inf.

8/4/1870

Memphis, TN

Spring of 1873 on detached service at Barilla Springs as station guard

Sargent, William

Pvt.

F

8th Cav.

11/25/1886

Ft. Clark, Tx.

In confinement at Brackettville, Tx. since 8/19/1887 held for trial by civil authorities for forgery

Satchel, Charles

Pvt.

I

10th Cav.

8/18/1881

Buffalo, NY

Dishonorably discharged on 2/20/1883

Satterthwaite, Romeo

Corpl.

H

10th Cav.

8/11/1879

Baltimore, MD

Sauer, Lorenz

Pvt.

G

8th Inf.

2/2/1860

New York

Transferred to Co. D, 8th Inf. 7/9/1860

Saunders, Albert E.

Pvt.

B

23rd Inf.

6/14/1887

Ft. Brady, MI

Saunders, Alfred

Pvt.

D

10th Cav.

2/9/1882

Detroit

Saunders, John

Pvt.

E

8th Inf.

6/16/1860

Milwaukee

Saunders, Stephen

Pvt.

M

9th Cav.

2/2/1867

Louisville, KY

Saunders, William

Pvt.

K

25th Inf.

11/10/1875

Newport Barracks, KY

Company Trumpeter

Sauter, Edward

Pvt.

B

23rd Inf.

3/29/1888

New York, NY

Sauter, John R.

Pvt.

C

23rd Inf.

4/4/1891

Houston, TX

Savage, John

Pvt.

H

8th Inf.

11/16/1857

New York

Died at Ft. Davis 9/26/1858 of "cerebritis"

Savage, Preston

Pvt.

F

3rd Cav.

10/28/1887

Jefferson Barracks, MO

Sawers, Julus

Pvt.

I

25th Inf.

3/1/1879

Nashville, TN

Sawyers, George

Pvt.

F

8th Inf.

8/8/1855

New York

Appt. Cpl. 11/21/1857 and again 1/24/1858

Saxegaard, Edward G.

Corpl.

L

3rd Cav.

7/25/1885

New York, NY

Joined troop on 1/18/1886

Sayre, Farrand

2Lt.

A

8th Cav.

6/15/1884

Missouri

Served at Ft. Davis 11/1887 to 05/1888

Scanlon, Robert

Sgt.

G

8th Inf.

12/11/1850

Syracuse, N.Y.

Discharged at Ft. Davis 12/11/1855 by expiration of service

Scannell, John

Sergt.

I

5th Inf.

7/7/1886

Ft. Custer, M.T.

Acting 1st sergt. spring and summer 1890

Scarf, James R.

Pvt.

H

8th Inf.

8/31/1858

Toledo, OH

Schaefer, Francis C.

Pvt.

G

16th Inf.

10/16/1879

New York City

Reenlistment

Schaefer, Louis R.

Sergt.

D

1st Inf.

7/1/1878

Columbus Barracks, OH

Spring 1881 at pinery

Schafer, William

Pvt.

I

3rd Cav.

1/15/1884

St. Louis, MO

Summer of 1885 on duty as laborer

Schaff, John

Pvt.

D

8th Cav.

5/19/1886

Nashville, Tn.

Schaffer, James D.

Pvt.

Regt. Band

25th Inf.

8/26/1874

Santa Fe, NM

Left post on 9/17/1875 enroute to join company

Schaffer, Nicholas

Pvt.

L

3rd Cav.

9/1/1886

Cincinnati, OH

Joined troop 1/20/1887; deserted 6/16/1887

Schaffin, Charles

Pvt.

D

9th Cav.

2/5/1868

Lexington, KY

On detached service at headquarters 9th Cav. as member regimental band Dec. 15/68. Relieved 6/7/70.

Schaffner, Samuel

Corpl.

K

1st Inf.

5/26/1880

Buffalo, NY

Schardt, Frederick W.

Musc.

D

23rd Inf.

8/21/1889

Cincinnati, OH

Schaub, Martin

Pvt.

C

8th Inf.

6/11/1855

New York

Schdelmann, Fred.

Pvt.

H

8th Inf.

5/23/1855

Baltimore

Scheer, William

Pvt.

F

5th Inf.

1/5/1890

Evensville, IN

Scheider, Ernst

Pvt.

H

8th Inf.

5/22/1855

Philadelphia

Appt. Cpl. 2/11/1856;promoted Sgt. 4/18/1857;died/killed by Indians at Pecos River 7/24/57

Scheller, Charles

Corpl.

F

1st Inf.

12/13/1881

Cincinnati, OH

Schenk, Edward

Pvt.

G

16th Inf.

1/8/1877

New Orleans, LA

Schennolly, Sidney

Pvt.

D

9th Cav.

1/21/1867

Louisville, KY

On detached service at regimental HQ as member of regt. band June 24, 1869.

Scherer, Matthias

Pvt.

I

3rd Cav.

6/16/1885

Detroit

Not stationed at Ft. Davis by on detached service there in 8/1885

Schevene, Joseph

Pvt.

C

3rd Cav.

2/18/1886

Jefferson City, Mo.

Promoted Cpl. 9/5/1887

Schickendon, Charles W.

Pvt.

G

1st Inf.

8/15/1880

Columbus Barracks, OH

Assigned to company 4/3/1881

Schiferl, George

Corpl.

C

23rd Inf.

3/7/1886

Ft. Porter, NY

Discharged per "Expiration of Service" on 3/6/1891; character "excellent"

Schlerman, Charles

Sgt.

C

3rd Cav.

9/28/1881

New York

Reduced to Pvt. 6/10/1886; Discharged at Ft. Davis 9/27/1886 upon expiration of service;

Schleyer, Emil

Pvt.

C

2TXMR

6/8/1861

Ft. Inge, Tx.

Age 21, cook in hospital department

Schlichting, Carl

Pvt.

L

3rd Cav.

7/10/1885

New York, NY

Joined troop on 1/18/1886

Schloat, Joseph P.

Sergt.

I

16th Inf.

12/19/1884

San Antonio, TX

Appointed company artificer on 1/1/1885; deserted 7/12/1887

Schlosser, Ludwig

Pvt.

A

8th Inf.

12/23/1852

New York

Discharged at Ft. Davis upon expiration of service 10/23/1857

Schmalz, John

Musc.

G

23rd Inf.

12/5/1888

Louisville, KY

Schmid, Thomas

Pvt.

F,S

8th Inf.

3/11/1854

Newport

Attached to Band, discharged at Ft. Davis 3/11/1859 upon expiration of service

Schmidt, Albert

Pvt.

F

19th Inf

12/19/1888

Ft. Clark, TX

Schmidt, Albin F.

Pvt.

D

3rd Cav.

12/2/1882

Chicago

Schmidt, Emil R.

Sgt.

C

8th Cav.

1/4/1887

San Antonio

Schmidt, John

Pvt.

G

1st Inf.

8/7/1879

New York City

Schmidt, Lewis

Pvt.

D

8th Inf.

7/23/1855

Baltimore

Schmidt, Otto

Pvt.

C

1st Inf.

11/16/1880

New York, NY

Fall 1881 on duty as assistant post baker

Schmitt, Charles

Corpl.

F

3rd Cav.

6/2/1883

Baltimore

Promoted to corporal 10/31/1886

Sachsse to Schmitt