Samuel Garland Jr.
Born: December 16, 1830
Birthplace: Lynchburg, Virginia
Father: Samuel Garland Sr. 1789 – 1861
(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia)
Mother: Mary Lightfoot Anderson 1800 – 1898
(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia)
Wife: Eliza Campbell Russell Meem 1830 – 1861
(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia)
Children:
Samuel “Sammie” Garland III 1857 – 1861
(Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia)
Education:
1849: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute (3rd in class)
1851: Graduated from University of Virginia law school
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Lynchburg, Virginia
Captain of Lynchburg Home Guard Militia
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 11th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1861: Participated in the First Battle of Manassas, Virginia
1861: Participated in the Battle of Dranesville, Virginia
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
1862: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1862: Participated in the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
1862: Participated in the Battle of Oak Grove, Virginia
1862: Participated in the Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, Virginia
1862: Mortally Wounded during the Battle of South Mountain
Died: September 14, 1862
Place of Death: South Mountain, Maryland
Age at time of Death: 31 years old
Cause of Death: wounds from a rifle shot
Burial Place: Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia
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