Samuel Highsmith
Samuel Highsmith | |
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Born | 1804 Boone County, Kentucky, US |
Died | January 10, 1849 (aged 44–45) San Antonio, Texas, US |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Rank | Captain |
Wars |
Samuel Highsmith (1804–1849) was a Texian veteran of the Revolution and the Mexican War and a Texas Ranger.[1] Of his seven children, two became noted Confederate officers: Henry Albert and Malcijah Benjamin Highsmith.[1]
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Cutrer, Thomas W. (October 30, 2019). "Highsmith, Samuel (1804–1849)". Handbook of Texas (online ed.). Texas State Historical Association.
Further reading
[edit]- De Shields, James T. (1912). Border Wars of Texas. Tioga, TX: The Herald Company. p. 176.
- Jenkins, John Holland (2003). Jenkins, John H. III (ed.). Recollections of Early Texas (5th paperback ed.). Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. pp. xvi, 58, 150, 263. ISBN 9780292770379.