Person:Samuel Alexander (17)

Watchers
Samuel Moorman Alexander
b.21 Feb 1841 Campbell, Virginia, United States
d.17 Aug 1879 Western Lunatic Asylum, Staunton, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
(edit)
m. 10 Jan 1838
  1. Mary Elizabeth Alexander1839 - 1923
  2. Samuel Moorman Alexander1841 - 1879
  3. William H. Alexander1842 - 1861
  4. Edward Clarendon Alexander1844 - 1864
  5. Thomas Clark Alexander1846 - 1852
  6. Sallie Ann Alexander1850 - 1914
  7. Judith Frances Alexander1853 - 1854
Add Spouse and Children
Facts and Events
Name Samuel Moorman Alexander
Gender Male
Birth? 21 Feb 1841 Campbell, Virginia, United States
Military[5] 13 May 1861 Campbell County, VirginiaEnlisted
Medical[2][6] 14 Jan 1865 General Hospital No. 2, LynchburgIllness
Military[3] 13 Apr 1865 Lynchburg, VirginiaDischarged
Death[1] 17 Aug 1879 Western Lunatic Asylum, Staunton, Virginia
Burial[4] Western Lunatic Asylum, Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia

SAMUEL MOORMAN ALEXANDER, eldest son of Henry Ashton Alexander and Sarah Ann Moorman, was born 21 Feb 1841 in Campbell County, Virginia and was name for his grandfather. He enlisted for one year on 13 May 1861 in Lynchburg in Capt. John S. Langhorne’s Company (Wise Troop), 30 Regiment Virginia Cavalry. The company later became Company B of the Second Virginia Calvary. Samuel was 20 years old and had a horse valued at $130 and equipment valued at $30.

He appeared on the company muster roll from 13 May to 1 July 1861, 31 Oct 1861 to 6 Jan 1862, 28 Feb to 30 June 1862, Sept and Oct 1862, Nov and Dec 1862. He enlisted again for two years on 25 April 1862 at Liberty Mills in the same Company. He was on the muster roll March and April 1863, July and Aug 1863, Nov and Dec 1863. By 1864 he had been promoted to 3 Corporal and was on the company muster roll during Jan and Feb 1864. He enlisted for a third time 1 Jan 1864 in Lynchburg by Capt. Steptoe. He was absent on furlough (dates not specified). He was promoted again to 2 Corporal and present May and June 1864. By July and August 1864 he was a full Corporal.

During the week ended 14 January 1865 he was admitted to General Hospital No. 2, Lynchburg. He was paroled at Lynchburg 13 April 1865.

Samuel never recovered from his experiences during the war and was admitted to Western Lunatic Asylum four times between the end of the war and 17 Aug 1879 when he died and was buried there.

References
  1. ↑ Western State Hospital (Va.), Admission Registers and Index, 1868-1996.
    Register No. 2, 11 Aug 1868 to 30 July 1880 (#2161 - #3085). Record #2404.
  2. ↑ Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, Url: footnote.com, Film: M324.
  3. ↑ Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, Url: footnote.com, Film: M324.
  4. ↑ Located behind the old hospital, at the intersection of 250 and 11, on the Southeast corner. It lies on the hill behind the buildings (now 1983, the Staunton Correctional Center).
    Records provided by: Administration of Western State Hospital. There are no dates listed with these records.
  5. ↑ enlisted, Co. G, 2nd Cavalry
  6. ↑ admitted during the week ending
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Samuel_Alexander_%2817%29"