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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 .
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Fletcher Webster Monument. The Fletcher Webster Monument on Chinn Ridge. 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.
Angela Lansbury tuttavia è nota al grande pubblico soprattutto per la sua interpretazione della scrittrice Jessica Fletcher nel longevo telefilm La signora in giallo (Murder, She Wrote), protrattosi dal 1984 al 1996 e seguito da quattro film per la televisione dal 1997 al 2003.
12 feb 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.
Grace Fletcher Webster. 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. Daniel, a successful attorney and statesman, was often away from his family for months at a time.
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.
