Suggested edit: Samuel was head of the mercantile firm S.H. Alexander & Sons in Moorefield, WV and was a member of Company G, 14th Virginia Militia. He enlisted at Winchester, VA on 3/10/1862 and was appointed 1st Lt. Commanding Company B, 11th Virginia Cavalry, 5/14/62. He was captured at South Fork, Hardy County on 11/09/1862 and sent to Atheneum Prison and on to Camp Chase in Maryland. There he was described as age 25, 5' 10 1/2", fair complexion, light hair, blue eyes, and brown whiskers. Having been exchanged, he led a detachment of 60 men into Hardy County on 1/4/1863. After becoming ill, he appeared before a medical examining board, 10/23/63, was found unfit for further duty on account of dyspepsia, resigned 11/2/63. He took the oath of allegiance on 7/1/65 at Moorefield, WV.
Samuel and his family moved to Mansfield, Illinois but returned to Moorefield, WV when his health worsened. He was the proprietor of the Mullin Hotel on Main Street in Moorefield.
Contributor: Alan Wetzel

Suggested edit: Name: Samuel Hamilton Alexander Jr
Enlistment Age: 24
Birth Date: 21 Feb 1836
Enlistment Date: 10 Mar 1862
Enlistment Place: Winchester, Virginia
Enlistment Rank: First Lieutenant
Muster Place: West Virginia
Muster Regiment: 14th Militia
Muster Information: Enlisted
Imprisonment Date: 9 Nov 1862
Imprisonment Place: South Fork, Hardy Co, West Virginia
Casualty Date: 15 Jul 1862
Type of Casualty: Absent, sick
Muster Out Date: 21 Jun 1862
Muster Out Information: Transferred
Side of War: Confederacy
Survived War?: Yes
Residence Place: Moorefield, West Virginia
Death Date: 25 Apr 1912
Burial Place: Central Section, Olivet Cem, Moorefield, West Virginia
Occupation: Merchant
Contributor: Family Roots Researcher

1880 Census
S. H. Alexander M 43
Catherine Alexander F 42
Albert R. Alexander M 15
Saml. D. Alexander M 14
Mary Alexander F 12