GARLAND, Samuel Jr.

Affiliation:  Union

Born: December 16 1830, Lynchburg VA

Died: September 14 1862, Fox's Gap MD

Pre-War Profession: Lawyer, Capt. of Lynchburg Home Guard militia

War Service: April 1861 Capt. then Col. of 11th Virginia, First Manassas, Dranesville, Willliamsburg (w), May 1862 Brig. Gen., commanded Garland's Bde/D H Hill's Divn at Seven Pines, Seven Days, Second Manassas campaign, South Mountain (mw).

Post War: During engagement at Fox's Gap, Garland was mortally wounded while commanding his men who were defending a stone wall bordering farmer Daniel Wise's field along Old Sharpsburg Road. He died within minutes.