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Feb 12, 2024 · Colonel Fletcher Webster fell mortally wounded near here, leading his regiment in support of the canon of Chinn Ridge. The colonel, son of the famous orator and statesman Daniel Webster, commanded the 12th Massachusetts Infantry- a regiment he organized at the outbreak of war in 1861.
Fletcher Webster, the son of Secretary of State Daniel Webster, delivered the news of the president’s death. By dawn on April 6th, John Tyler had arrived in the nation’s capital. 1.
Colonel Webster was the first and only surviving son of the late Hon. Daniel Webster, and was, when he died, the senior Colonel of the First Brigade of the First Division of the army corps of the Army of Virginia, commanded by General Banks.
Jul 19, 2008 · On the morning of the 30th, Colonel Fletcher Webster wrote his wife: 'If a fight comes off, it will be to-day or to-morrow & will be a most dreadful & decisive one. (A historical marker located in Manassas in Prince William County, Virginia.)
Grace (Fletcher) Webster (1781–1828) was the first wife of Daniel Webster. She was with him as he started his law career in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and then sought to improve their lives by settling in Boston on Beacon Hill. Daniel, a successful attorney and statesman, was often away from his family for months at a time.
Apr 30, 2016 · Colonel Fletcher Webster fell mortally wounded near here, leading his regiment in support of the cannon on Chinn Ridge. The colonel, son of the famous orator and statesman Daniel Webster, commanded the 12th Massachusetts Infantry - a regiment he organized at the outbreak of the war in 1861.
A dispatch to Gov. ANDREW states that Col. FLETCHER WEBSTER, of the Twelfth Massachusetts Regiment, was mortally wounded in battle on Saturday, and has since died. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT ...
