Samuel Garland Jr. | |
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Born | Lynchburg, Virginia | December 16, 1830
Died | September 14, 1862 South Mountain, Maryland | (aged 31)
Allegiance | Virginia Confederate States of America |
Service | Virginia Militia Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1859–61 (Militia) 1861–62 (CSA) |
Rank | Captain (Militia) Brigadier General |
Commands | 11th Virginia Infantry Regiment Garland's Brigade |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Relations | James Madison (great-grandnephew) James Longstreet (cousin by marriage) Gilbert S. Meem (brother-in-law) John Garland (nephew) |
Samuel Garland Jr. (December 16, 1830 – September 14, 1862) was an American attorney from Virginia and Confederate general during the American Civil War. He was killed in action during the Maryland Campaign while defending Fox's Gap at the Battle of South Mountain.