Samuel Beckley Holabird (June 16, 1826 - February 3, 1907) was a career officer in the United States Army.

[2] Holabird served as quartermaster of the Union Army encampment in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania from June to August, 1861.

[2] From March 1866 to February 1867, he was assigned to Washington, D.C. to settle the Department of the Gulf's wartime accounts and claims.

[2] As Quartermaster General, Holabird oversaw the effort to resolve pending civilian claims for property lost, damaged, or appropriated by the military during the Civil War, the last of which was settled in 1889.

[3] Holabird also undertook an effort to enhance soldier facilities and living conditions, including improvements to uniforms and personal equipment, and new or refurnished barracks, mess halls, storehouses, and hospitals.

[3] Under the prevailing system, soldiers from the Army's basic branches, including Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery, performed quartermaster duties on an as-needed basis.

[3] Under Holabirds's plan, the Army would have created approximately 1,300 positions for soldiers to permanently serve as quartermaster clerks, teamsters, and laborers.

[3] He died in Washington on February 3, 1907[3] and was buried at the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery.

[2] Holabird was an inventor and was credited with the creation and fielding of the Army's first pup tent and canvas fatigue uniform.

[4] The U.S. Army Transport Ship General S. B. Holabird, which was active in the years prior to and during World War I, was named for him.