Samuel Bloomer (November 30, 1835 – October 4, 1917) served in Company B of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War.
He was the regiment's color sergeant, and after the war he was deeply involved in civic life and the Grand Army of the Republic.
[1] When news of the Civil War reached Minnesota, Bloomer and his cousins joined the Stillwater Guards, a local militia group.
During the Battle of Savage's Station on June 29, 1862, which was part of the Peninsula Campaign, Bloomer was promoted to color sergeant.
Bloomer was subsequently employed as Washington County Treasurer for six years, and established a summer camp on White Bear Lake afterward.
He was appointed Assistant Adjutant General of the GAR by Marty in 1881 and played a pivotal role in reestablishing the organization in Minnesota.
In addition to the Grand Army of the Republic, Bloomer was a member of the Last Man's Club along with most of Stillwater's Company B veterans.
He also formed an organization which raised money and erected a soldier's monument on the grounds of the Washington County Courthouse in 1916.