Samuel A'Court Ashe, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel A'Court Ashe

Confederate Army officer

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1840

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1938

Profession: politician, historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Samuel A'Court Ashe (September 13, 1840 – August 31, 1938) was a Confederate infantry captain in the American Civil War and celebrated editor, historian, and North Carolina legislator.
Prior to his death in 1938, he was the last surviving commissioned officer of the Confederate States Army.
Samuel's father, William Shepperd Ashe (1814–1862), served in the North Carolina state senate and United States Congressman.
The United Confederate Veterans conferred the title of Brigadier General upon Samuel A.
Ashe in 1936 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ashe is also noted for his booklet on the war titled A Southern View of the Invasion of the Southern States and War of 1861-65.