Samuel Churchill Clark

Samuel Churchill Clark (September 12, 1842 – March 8, 1862) was a Confederate military officer who was killed during the American Civil War in the Battle of Pea Ridge.

In 1859, Samuel Churchill Clark was admitted to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.

[3] The onset of the American Civil War led to his resignation as a cadet, prompting his departure home on July 1, 1861.

In command of two pieces of field artillery, he targeted the Masonic College building and grounds, where Union Colonel James A. Mulligan's forces had their Federal headquarters.

[8] During the Battle of Pea Ridge on March 7 and 8, 1862, he led the 2nd Missouri Light Battery and was among the State Guard and Confederate forces killed in action.