Samuel A'Court Ashe | |
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| Born | September 13, 1840 Wrightsville Sound, near Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Died | August 31, 1938 (aged 97) North Carolina |
| Place of burial | Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Service |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861-1863 |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Spouse(s) |
Hannah Emerson Willard
(m. 1871) |
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Samuel A'Court Ashe (September 13, 1840 – August 31, 1938) was a Confederate infantry captain in the American Civil War and celebrated editor, historian, and North Carolina legislator. Prior to his death in 1938, he was the last surviving commissioned officer of the Confederate States Army. Samuel's father, William Shepperd Ashe (1814–1862), served in the North Carolina state senate and as a United States Congressman. The United Confederate Veterans conferred the title of Brigadier General upon Samuel A. Ashe in 1936 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ashe is also noted for his booklet on the war titled A Southern View of the Invasion of the Southern States and War of 1861-65.