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Col Samuel Houston Letcher

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Col Samuel Houston Letcher Veteran

Birth
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Death
10 Nov 1868 (aged 40)
Lexington City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Attended Washington College. Attorney in Lexington prewar. Captain, Co. B, 5th Virginia Infantry, April 1861, Captain, PAVA, May 7, 1861. Lt. Col., 58th Virginia Infantry, October 13, 1861. Colonel, May 1, 1862. Resigned October 30, 1862 due to ill health. Newspaper editor in Lexington postwar. His brother was the Civil War Governor of Virginia, John Letcher.
Attended Washington College. Attorney in Lexington prewar. Captain, Co. B, 5th Virginia Infantry, April 1861, Captain, PAVA, May 7, 1861. Lt. Col., 58th Virginia Infantry, October 13, 1861. Colonel, May 1, 1862. Resigned October 30, 1862 due to ill health. Newspaper editor in Lexington postwar. His brother was the Civil War Governor of Virginia, John Letcher.

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C.S.A - A BRAVE SOLDIER ABLE EDITOR - A TRUE AND LOYAL FRIEND


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