Samuel Highsmith Explained

Samuel Highsmith
Birth Date:	1804
Death Date:	January 10, 1849 (aged 44–45)
Birth Place:	Boone County, Kentucky, US
Death Place:	San Antonio, Texas, US
Allegiance:	Republic of Texas United States
Branch Label:	Branch
Rank:	Captain
Battles:	Texas Revolution Texas–Indian wars Mexican–American War
Battles Label:	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.

Sources

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

Further reading

• Book: De Shields, James T. . Border Wars of Texas . The Herald Company . 1912 . Tioga, TX . 176.
• Book: Jenkins, John Holland . Recollections of Early Texas . University of Texas Press . 2003 . Jenkins . John H. III . 5th paperback . Austin, TX . xvi, 58, 150, 263. 9780292770379 .

Notes and References

1. Cutrer 2019.