Samuel King Vaughan (April 20, 1824 – September 28, 1872) was an American businessman and Wisconsin pioneer.
He served as a Union Army officer throughout the American Civil War and was granted an honorary brevet to brigadier general.
Vaughan joined the Union Army as a second lieutenant in the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment on June 11, 1861.
[1] On February 21, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Vaughn for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from August 9, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on April 10, 1866.
[2] Vaughan died at his home in Portage, Wisconsin, on September 28, 1872, after a months-long illness.