{⋆★⋆} BG Garland, Samuel Jr.

Samuel Garland Jr.
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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)​

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1851: Graduated from University of Virginia law school​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Lynchburg, Virginia​

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Captain of Lynchburg Home Guard Militia​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Colonel of 11th​ Virginia Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Participated in the First Battle of Manassas, Virginia​

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1861: Participated in the Battle of Dranesville, Virginia​

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1862: Wounded during the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia​

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1862: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Oak Grove, Virginia​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, Virginia​

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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

 

[Pollaco]

When Early was wounded Garland commanded Early's old Brigade in D.H.. Hill's Division.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General Samuel Garland Jr. ! Salutes remembering General Garland on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

Fought under Longstreet at 1st Manassas.

 

[USS ALASKA]

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Death

14 Sept 1862

Brigadier-General Samuel Garland was killed at South Mountain, Maryland.

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USS ALASKA