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Dr Samuel Andrew Grier II

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Dr Samuel Andrew Grier II Veteran

Birth
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Death
20 Mar 1932 (aged 90)
Harrisburg, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Harrisburg, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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HONORING A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER: 2ND LT. SAMUEL ANDREW GRIER, "MECKLENBURG RANGERS", 5TH NC CAVALRY. ENLISTED 7 JULY 1862, CHARLOTTE, NC. MUSTERED INTO SERVICE 18 AUG 1862.

PROMOTED TO 2ND LT. OCT 1862. SEVERELY WOUNDED 21 JUN 1863, UPPERVILLE, VA. DUE TO HIS WOUND HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO CONFEDERATE HOSPITAL IN CHARLOTTE. RETURNED TO DUTY 1865 AND CAPTURED 3 APR 1865 AT NAZORINE CHURCH, VA. AT THE SAME TIME GEN. RUFUS CLAY BARRINGER OF CONCORD, NC WAS CAPTURED. GEN. BARRINGER IS SAMUEL' UNCLE.

ANDREW WAS THEN SENT 17 APR 1865 TO JOHNSHON'S ISLAND, IL PRISON WHICH WAS A PRISON FOR CONFEDERATE OFFICERS. HE WAS PAROLED AND RELEASED 18 JUN 1865 AFTER TAKING OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.

AFTER THE WAR AND AFTER BECOMING A DOCTOR, SAMUEL WAS PRACTICING MEDICINE IN HARRISBURG, NC AND WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE UCV (UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS) CABARRUS CAMP #212. HE HELD THE OFFICE OF CAMP SURGEON.
- Tom Fagart (Many thanks for the additional info)

GRANDSON OF GEN. PAUL BARRINGER OF CONCORD, NC.

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name: Samuel Andrew Grier
titles and terms:
event type: Death
event date:
evnt place: Harrisburg, Carbarrus, North Carolina
birth year: 1841
birth year (estimated):
burial date: 20 Mar 1932
burial place:Harrisburg
cemetery:
funeral home:
residence place:
address:
gender: Male
age: 90
marital status:Widowed
race (original) White
occupation: Medical Doctor
birth date:08 Oct 1841
birthplace: Mecklenburg
father's name:Andrew Grier
father's titles and terms:
father's birthplace:Mecklenburg
mother's name:Margaret Barringer
mother's titles and terms:
mother's birthplace: Mecklenburg

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record of Samuel A. Grier and Mary Jane Gilmer
Name Samuel A. Grier
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 25 Nov 1868
Event Place , Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Father's Name Andrew Grier
Mother's Name Margaret Grier
Spouse's Name Mary Jane Gilmer
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Father's Name James F. Gilmer
Spouse's Mother's Name Jane E. Gilmer

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*** Many thanks to Bob Matthews (#47872455) for father link and Susan I. Grills (#47149766) for mother link.

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HONORING A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER: 2ND LT. SAMUEL ANDREW GRIER, "MECKLENBURG RANGERS", 5TH NC CAVALRY. ENLISTED 7 JULY 1862, CHARLOTTE, NC. MUSTERED INTO SERVICE 18 AUG 1862.

PROMOTED TO 2ND LT. OCT 1862. SEVERELY WOUNDED 21 JUN 1863, UPPERVILLE, VA. DUE TO HIS WOUND HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO CONFEDERATE HOSPITAL IN CHARLOTTE. RETURNED TO DUTY 1865 AND CAPTURED 3 APR 1865 AT NAZORINE CHURCH, VA. AT THE SAME TIME GEN. RUFUS CLAY BARRINGER OF CONCORD, NC WAS CAPTURED. GEN. BARRINGER IS SAMUEL' UNCLE.

ANDREW WAS THEN SENT 17 APR 1865 TO JOHNSHON'S ISLAND, IL PRISON WHICH WAS A PRISON FOR CONFEDERATE OFFICERS. HE WAS PAROLED AND RELEASED 18 JUN 1865 AFTER TAKING OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.

AFTER THE WAR AND AFTER BECOMING A DOCTOR, SAMUEL WAS PRACTICING MEDICINE IN HARRISBURG, NC AND WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE UCV (UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS) CABARRUS CAMP #212. HE HELD THE OFFICE OF CAMP SURGEON.
- Tom Fagart (Many thanks for the additional info)

GRANDSON OF GEN. PAUL BARRINGER OF CONCORD, NC.

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name: Samuel Andrew Grier
titles and terms:
event type: Death
event date:
evnt place: Harrisburg, Carbarrus, North Carolina
birth year: 1841
birth year (estimated):
burial date: 20 Mar 1932
burial place:Harrisburg
cemetery:
funeral home:
residence place:
address:
gender: Male
age: 90
marital status:Widowed
race (original) White
occupation: Medical Doctor
birth date:08 Oct 1841
birthplace: Mecklenburg
father's name:Andrew Grier
father's titles and terms:
father's birthplace:Mecklenburg
mother's name:Margaret Barringer
mother's titles and terms:
mother's birthplace: Mecklenburg

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record of Samuel A. Grier and Mary Jane Gilmer
Name Samuel A. Grier
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 25 Nov 1868
Event Place , Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Father's Name Andrew Grier
Mother's Name Margaret Grier
Spouse's Name Mary Jane Gilmer
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Father's Name James F. Gilmer
Spouse's Mother's Name Jane E. Gilmer

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*** Many thanks to Bob Matthews (#47872455) for father link and Susan I. Grills (#47149766) for mother link.

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  • Created by: Lanie
  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105861610/samuel_andrew-grier: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Samuel Andrew Grier II (8 Oct 1841–20 Mar 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 105861610, citing Harrisburg Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Harrisburg, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Lanie (contributor 47381115).