Samuel Brown Wylie Mitchell (August 16, 1828 – August 16, 1879) is the initial founder of '' Phi Kappa Sigma International Fraternity'', the first fraternity at the

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. Mitchell was also a doctor and physician in the Union Army, distinguished member of the Masons and an active social member of Philadelphia. He was a co-founder, on April 15, 1865, of the

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS), or simply the Loyal Legion is a United States patriotic order, organized April 15, 1865, by three veteran officers of the Army. The original membership was composed of members ...

, or

MOLLUS The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS), or simply the Loyal Legion is a United States patriotic order, organized April 15, 1865, by three veteran officers of the Army. The original membership was composed of members ...

, the first post-Civil War veteran's organization. He bore Companion #00001. The organization, which welcomed those who had served in the suppression of the Rebellion, and were at some point in their careers commissioned officers in the military service of the United States, exists today. It is composed primarily of their descendants.

Early life

Mitchell was born in

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, and went to

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References

External links

Official Website of Phi Kappa Sigma

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