Samuel Highsmith

Samuel Highsmith
Born	1804 Boone County, Kentucky, US
Died	January 10, 1849 (aged 44–45) San Antonio, Texas, US
Allegiance	Republic of Texas United States
Rank	Captain
Wars	Texas Revolution Texas–Indian wars Mexican–American War

Samuel Highsmith (1804–1849) was a Texian veteran of the Texas Revolution and the Mexican War and a Texas Ranger.^[1] Of his seven children, two became noted Confederate officers: Henry Albert and Malcijah Benjamin Highsmith.^[1]

• Cutrer, Thomas W. (October 30, 2019). "Highsmith, Samuel (1804–1849)". Handbook of Texas (online ed.). Texas State Historical Association.

• De Shields, James T. (1912). Border Wars of Texas. Tioga, TX: The Herald Company. p. 176.
• Jenkins, John Holland (2003). Jenkins, John H. III (ed.). Recollections of Early Texas (5th paperback ed.). Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. pp. xvi, 58, 150, 263. ISBN 9780292770379.