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Samuel Garland Jr. (December 16, 1830 – September 14, 1862) was an American attorney from Virginia and Confederate general during the American Civil War. He was killed in action during the Maryland Campaign while defending Fox's Gap at the Battle of South Mountain .
Samuel Garland, Jr. Samuel Garland, Jr. was born on December 16, 1830 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was the only son of Maurice and Caroline Garland, and the great-grandnephew of President James Madison. Samuel’s father was one of four brothers, and a partner in the law firm of Garland and Slaughter with his older brother, the senior partner of ...
Jun 12, 2006 · A sad example was the life, career and death of Brig. Gen. Samuel Garland, Jr. Garland was born into a well-known and prosperous Virginia family in Lynchburg on December 16, 1830. His father, Maurice H. Garland, was the youngest of four prominent brothers. Judge James Garland, the eldest, lived to be the oldest presiding judge in the state.
Samuel Garland, Jr. was born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1830. He attended the Virginia Military Institute where he graduated third in his class before going on to law school at the University of Virginia. When Virginia seceded from the Union in the spring of 1861 Garland left his law practice to join the 11th Virginia Infantry as a Colonel.
Samuel Garland, Jr. was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on December 16, 1830. He became a student at The Virginia Military Institute where he organized its first literary society. He later received a law degree from the University of Virginia and practiced with his father in Lynchburg until the outbreak of the Civil War.
May 3, 2022 · Samuel Garland, Jr., (December 16, 1830 – September 14, 1862) was an American attorney from Virginia and Confederate general during the American Civil War. He was killed in action during the Maryland Campaign while defending Fox's Gap at the Battle of South Mountain.
Jun 2, 2006 · Near here in Wise's field on the morning of Sept. 14, 1862, Brigadier General Samuel Garland, Jr. C.S.A. of Lynchburg, Virginia fell mortally wounded while leading his men. Erected by Garland-Rhodes Camp 409, Sons of Confederate Veterans. Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War of 1812.
