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Pvt Samuel Channing “Sam” Fitzhugh

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Pvt Samuel Channing “Sam” Fitzhugh Veteran

Birth
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Death
13 Mar 1923 (aged 76)
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 8, Lot 80, Stone 166
Memorial ID
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Company K "King George Grays" of King George County, 30th Virginia Infantry, Corse's Brigade, Pickett's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence King George County; a 15 year-old Student in 1860 Census.
Enlisted late in the war, he was mustered into "K" Co. VA 30th Infantry as a Private per 2 postwar unofficial rosters.
Per his Confederate Pension application, he served in Company H "Black Horse Cavalry", 4th Virginia Cavalry.

Postwar, married to Eliza Attawa Johnston in 1884, he lived at 1314 Main Street, Fredericksburg, Va., while running a laundry business.
Later, c.1900 while living at 620 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, Va., he was Clerk Of Market at City Hall; ran a fish market at 1006 Water Street.
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- MR. SAMUEL FITZHUGH -
Well-known Citizen and Confederate Veteran Passes Away at His Home.

Mr. Samuel Fitzhugh, a veteran of the Civil War, succumbed at his residence on Princess Anne Street, Tuesday night at 9:25 o'clock, following a prolonged illness of three months. Mr. Fitzhugh was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fitzhugh, of "Sherwood Forest," Stafford County, and had nearly reached his 78th birthday.
Shortly after the outbreak of the War Between the States, Mr. Fitzhugh, then a young man, enlisted in the Black Horse Cavalry of the 4th Virginia Regiment and served with valor for the cause of the Confederacy.
He later was a Commission merchant of this city, and cultivated many close friends here, who knew him familiarly as "Sam."
Mr. Fitzhugh was taken ill in January and at times was a great sufferer, but he bore his suffering in an uncomplaining manner with the fortitude of a soldier.
Mr. Fitzhugh leaves two daughters: Mrs. Converse Johnson and Miss Mattie G. Fitzhugh, of this city; two brothers: Messrs. Jos. Fitzhugh, of Spotsylvania county and Frank Fitzhugh, of Washington, D.C.; three sisters: Mrs. Ella Curtis, of Corsicana, Texas; Mrs. Lola Mitchell, of Baltimore, and Mrs. Roberta Ball, of Northumberland County.
The funeral will be held from Trinity Church Thursday, the hour of which had not been set at this report, services conducted by Rev. J.F.W. Feild. Interment in family lot in City Cemetery. The Free Lance - March 15, 1923.
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- FUNERAL OF MR. SAM FITZHUGH -
Attended by a number of his comrades at arms, and others, funeral cervices for the late Samuel Fitzhugh, a brave soldier of the Confederacy, were conducted by Rev. J.F.W. Feild Thursday afternoon at three o'clock at Trinity Church.
The deceased was a member of Maury Camp, Confederate Veterans, the ranks of which camp are being depleted to small numbers as the months roll around.
In addition to the active pallbearers, there were a large number of honorary pallbearers. The Daily Star - March 15, 1923.
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The 30th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Fredericksburg, Virginia, in June, 1861. Men of this unit were from Fredericksburg and the counties of Spotsylvania, Caroline, Stafford, and King George.

The 4th Cavalry Regiment, "Escorts to Gen. Stonewall Jackson", completed its organization at Sangster's Cross Roads, Prince William County, Virginia, in September, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Prince William, Chesterfield, Madison, Culpeper, Powhatan, Goochland, Hanover, Fauquier, Buckingham, and the City of Richmond.
It participated in the Battle of Williamsburg, the Seven Days' Battles, 2nd Manassas, Maryland campaigns, Fredericksburg, Kelly's Ford, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Upperville, Gettysburg, Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Spotsylvania, Haw's Shop, Bethesda Church, the Shenandoah Valley with Early and around Appomattox.
Company K "King George Grays" of King George County, 30th Virginia Infantry, Corse's Brigade, Pickett's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence King George County; a 15 year-old Student in 1860 Census.
Enlisted late in the war, he was mustered into "K" Co. VA 30th Infantry as a Private per 2 postwar unofficial rosters.
Per his Confederate Pension application, he served in Company H "Black Horse Cavalry", 4th Virginia Cavalry.

Postwar, married to Eliza Attawa Johnston in 1884, he lived at 1314 Main Street, Fredericksburg, Va., while running a laundry business.
Later, c.1900 while living at 620 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, Va., he was Clerk Of Market at City Hall; ran a fish market at 1006 Water Street.
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- MR. SAMUEL FITZHUGH -
Well-known Citizen and Confederate Veteran Passes Away at His Home.

Mr. Samuel Fitzhugh, a veteran of the Civil War, succumbed at his residence on Princess Anne Street, Tuesday night at 9:25 o'clock, following a prolonged illness of three months. Mr. Fitzhugh was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fitzhugh, of "Sherwood Forest," Stafford County, and had nearly reached his 78th birthday.
Shortly after the outbreak of the War Between the States, Mr. Fitzhugh, then a young man, enlisted in the Black Horse Cavalry of the 4th Virginia Regiment and served with valor for the cause of the Confederacy.
He later was a Commission merchant of this city, and cultivated many close friends here, who knew him familiarly as "Sam."
Mr. Fitzhugh was taken ill in January and at times was a great sufferer, but he bore his suffering in an uncomplaining manner with the fortitude of a soldier.
Mr. Fitzhugh leaves two daughters: Mrs. Converse Johnson and Miss Mattie G. Fitzhugh, of this city; two brothers: Messrs. Jos. Fitzhugh, of Spotsylvania county and Frank Fitzhugh, of Washington, D.C.; three sisters: Mrs. Ella Curtis, of Corsicana, Texas; Mrs. Lola Mitchell, of Baltimore, and Mrs. Roberta Ball, of Northumberland County.
The funeral will be held from Trinity Church Thursday, the hour of which had not been set at this report, services conducted by Rev. J.F.W. Feild. Interment in family lot in City Cemetery. The Free Lance - March 15, 1923.
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- FUNERAL OF MR. SAM FITZHUGH -
Attended by a number of his comrades at arms, and others, funeral cervices for the late Samuel Fitzhugh, a brave soldier of the Confederacy, were conducted by Rev. J.F.W. Feild Thursday afternoon at three o'clock at Trinity Church.
The deceased was a member of Maury Camp, Confederate Veterans, the ranks of which camp are being depleted to small numbers as the months roll around.
In addition to the active pallbearers, there were a large number of honorary pallbearers. The Daily Star - March 15, 1923.
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The 30th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Fredericksburg, Virginia, in June, 1861. Men of this unit were from Fredericksburg and the counties of Spotsylvania, Caroline, Stafford, and King George.

The 4th Cavalry Regiment, "Escorts to Gen. Stonewall Jackson", completed its organization at Sangster's Cross Roads, Prince William County, Virginia, in September, 1861. Its members were recruited in the counties of Prince William, Chesterfield, Madison, Culpeper, Powhatan, Goochland, Hanover, Fauquier, Buckingham, and the City of Richmond.
It participated in the Battle of Williamsburg, the Seven Days' Battles, 2nd Manassas, Maryland campaigns, Fredericksburg, Kelly's Ford, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Upperville, Gettysburg, Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Spotsylvania, Haw's Shop, Bethesda Church, the Shenandoah Valley with Early and around Appomattox.

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12193280/samuel_channing-fitzhugh: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Samuel Channing “Sam” Fitzhugh (18 May 1846–13 Mar 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12193280, citing Fredericksburg Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by BigFrench (contributor 46554304).