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Daniel Fletcher Webster (July 25, 1813 – August 30, 1862) was an American diplomat and Union Army officer. He was the son of Daniel Webster, the 14th and 19th U.S. Secretary of State.
Location: Manassas, Virginia. Significance: Civil War Monument. Designation: National Battlefield Park. Amenities. 1 listed. The large granite boulder marks the spot where Colonel Fletcher Webster of the 12th Massachusetts was mortally wounded during the Second Battle of Manassas on August 30, 1862.
12 de feb. de 2024 · Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Colonel Fletcher Webster fell mortally wounded near here, leading his regiment in support of the canon of Chinn Ridge. The colonel, son of the famous orator and statesman Daniel Webster, commanded the 12th Massachusetts Infantry- a regiment he organized at the outbreak of war in 1861.
Colonel Fletcher Webster monument. Battles of Manassas • Tour the Battlefield • Monuments & Markers • The Armies. The monument to Colonel Fletcher Webster is on the Second Bull Run battlefield along the Chinn Ridge trail at the location where he was mortally wounded. The Chinn Ridge trailhead is at Stop 10 on the Manassas Battlefield ...
Daniel Fletcher Webster (25 de julio de 1813 - 30 de agosto de 1862) fue un diplomático estadounidense y oficial del Ejército de la Unión. Hijo del renombrado político Daniel Webster y Grace Fletcher Webster, Fletcher se graduó de Boston Latin School alrededor de 1829 y de Harvard College en 1833.
16 de abr. de 2024 · At daybreak on April 5th, Vice President John Tyler received a knock on his door in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he was visiting family. Fletcher Webster, the son of Secretary of State Daniel Webster, delivered the news of the president’s death. By dawn on April 6th, John Tyler had arrived in the nation’s capital. 1.
The foundation of Benjamin Chinn's wartime home can still be seen and a trail along the top of the ridge provides access to the stone marking the spot where Colonel Fletcher Webster of the 12th Massachusetts was mortally wounded on the afternoon of August 30. Webster was the son of the famous orator, Senator Daniel Webster.
