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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 fev. de 2024 · 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.
Grace (Fletcher) Webster (1781–1828) was the first wife of Daniel Webster. She was with him as he started his law career in Portsmouth, New Hampshire , and then sought to improve their lives by settling in Boston on Beacon Hill .
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.
He married Grace Fletcher, a minister’s daughter, in 1808, and had five children with her. He strongly opposed President Thomas Jefferson’s embargo, which disproportionately hurt New England commerce, and once the War of 1812 broke out, he also became a vocal opponent of the war.
Colonel Webster was the first and only surviving son of the late Hon. Daniel Webster, and was, when he died, the senior Colonel of the First Brigade of the First Division of the army corps of the Army of Virginia, commanded by General Banks.
