Samuel Highsmith
Born1804
Boone County, Kentucky, US
DiedJanuary 10, 1849 (aged 44–45)
San Antonio, Texas, US
Allegiance Republic of Texas
United States
RankCaptain
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

  1. 1 2 Cutrer 2019.

Sources

  • Cutrer, Thomas W. (October 30, 2019). "Highsmith, Samuel (1804–1849)". Handbook of Texas (online ed.). Texas State Historical Association.

Further reading

  • 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
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