Samuel Henry Starr was a Major commanding the 6th United States Cavalry during the Gettysburg Campaign. He was wounded at the fighting around Fairfield on July 3, 1863. This photograph was taken when he was the Colonel of the 6th U.S. Cavalry. This view was taken circa 1870.
Arlington National Cemetery, overlooking Washington, D.C., has many connections to Gettysburg and to the Gettysburg Campaign. There are many more connections than to only Robert E. Lee’s residence, and John F. Kennedy’s grave. Almost every row in the older sections have someone buried there who had a link to Gettysburg.
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr shows us the individuals connected to Gettysburg who are buried at Arlington.
In today’s Arlington post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr shows us the graves of Colonel Samuel Starr, a Major in the 6th U.S. Cavalry at Gettysburg, and Rear Admiral Richard Worsham Meade, the nephew of Major General George Gordon Meade.
This map shows us the locations taken of videos for our Gettysburg at Arlington series. Videos #1-#48 were shown in our previous Arlington posts. Video #47 was taken at the grave of Artilleryman Captain James E. Smith. Video #48 was taken at the grave of Gettysburg nurse Sarah Sampson. Video #49 was taken at the grave of Colonel Samuel Henry Starr. Video #50 was taken at the monument to Rear Admiral Richard Worsham Meade. This map was created facing north at approximately 12:30 PM on Monday, June 14, 2010.
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr is the host for our Gettysburg at Arlington series. He is standing by the grave of Colonel Samuel Henry Starr of the 6th United States Cavalry. This view was taken facing north at approximately 5:00 PM on Sunday, May 23, 2010.
In Video #49 (Videos #1 – #48 were shown in our previous Arlington posts) Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr presents a biographical sketch of Colonel Samuel Henry Starr, who was a Major in the 6th U.S. Cavalry during the Gettysburg Campaign. This view was taken facing north to west to north at approximately 5:00 PM on Sunday, May 23, 2010.
At the beginning of the Civil War, Samuel Henry Starr was a Colonel commanding the 5th New Jersey Infantry Regiment. His tough disciplinary standards which he brought to the volunteer regiment from the pre-war army did not sit well with his New Jersey soldiers. In the later part of 1862, he saber slapped (hit with the flat edge of his saber) an inattentive camp guard and loudly declared the soldier an “SOB.” Because of his “abuse of the guard,” he resigned his commission. He subjected himself first, to a rigorous religious revival, and then to an active recruiting effort. When he rejoined the regular army with the 6th United States Cavalry, his rank was that of a Major. This view was taken facing north at approximately 5:00 PM on Sunday, May 23, 2010.
Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr is standing by the monument over the grave of Rear Admiral Richard Worsham Meade, a nephew of Major General George Gordon Meade. This view was taken facing north at approximately 5:00 PM on Sunday, May 23, 2010.
In Video #50 Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr provides some background on Richard Worsham Meade, including the incident leading to his resignation. This view was taken facing north at approximately 5:00 PM on Sunday, May 23, 2010.
Meade graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1856. This photograph shows him as a Lieutenant. During the Civil War he commanded the ironclad Louisville on the Mississippi River. During the Gettysburg Campaign he helped put down the New York City draft riots. This view was taken circa the late 1850s to early 1860s.