Samuel Houston Letcher
Born: February 23, 1828
Birthplace: Rockbridge County, Virginia
Father: William Houston Letcher 1781 – 1863
(Buried: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia)
Mother: Elizabeth Davidson 1788 – 1869
(Buried: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia)
Wife: Never Married
Education:
1848: Graduated from Washington College
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Lexington, Virginia
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain Company B, 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1861: Captain in Provisional Army of Virginia
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 58th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862: Colonel of 58th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862: Resigned as Colonel on October 30, 1862 due to bad health
Occupation after War:
Newspaper Editor of Lexington Gazette and Banner Newspaper
Died: November 10, 1868
Place of Death: Lexington, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 40 years old
Burial Place: Stonewall Jackson Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia
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