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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 . Biography. The son of Daniel Webster and Grace Fletcher Webster, [1] Fletcher graduated from Boston Latin School circa 1829 and from Harvard College in 1833.
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.
12. Feb. 2024 · Information Panel: Death of Fletcher Webster. Photo: NPS / Claire Hassler. Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Colonel Fletcher Webster fell mortally wounded near here, leading his regiment in support of the canon of Chinn Ridge.
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.
- Early Life and Career in Law and Politics
- Arguments Before The Supreme Court
- The Senate Debate on Nullification
- The Bank War and Emergence of The Whig Party
- War with Texas and Compromise of 1850
- Last Years and Death
- Sources
Webster was born on January 18, 1782, in Salisbury, New Hampshire, on what was then the frontier of English settlement in North America. His father was a farmer and tavern keeper, and young Webster often gave readings and recitations to entertain tavern guests, an early indication of his oratorical skills. After less than a year of preparatory scho...
During his first years in Congress, Webster railed against President James Madison’s war policies, invoking a states’ rights argument to oppose a conscription bill that went down to defeat. After the War of 1812 and the effective dissolution of the Federalist Party, he left Washington and moved with his family to Boston, Massachusetts. Representing...
By 1823, Webster was representing his Boston constituents in the House of Representatives, where trained his focus on challenging the protective tariffs championed by Kentucky’s Henry Clay. After being elected to the Senate in 1826, Webster was traveling back to Washington in December 1827 when his wife, Grace, fell ill on the journey; she died les...
Despite opposing President Andrew Jackson, Webster supported a force bill that would authorize Jackson to send federal troops to South Carolina to enforce tariff collection during the ensuing Nullification Crisis. After South Carolina backed down on nullification, Webster again broke with Jackson over the Bank of the United States, which Jackson so...
Reelected to the Senate in 1845, Webster opposed the annexation of Texas and the ensuing war with Mexico under Tyler’s successor, James K. Polk, in which one of Webster’s own sons died of typhoid fever during his service. Still hoping to win the presidency, Webster attempted to walk a delicate line on the greatest issue dividing the nation at the t...
Webster again served as secretary of state under Millard Fillmorefrom 1850-52, negotiating tensions between the United States and Austria and pushing for the opening of U.S. trade with Japan. He made one last attempt to gain the Whig presidential nomination in 1852 over other rivals (including Fillmore) but was rejected in favor of the military her...
H.W. Brands. Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2018) Biography: Daniel Webster. American Battlefield Trust. “The Most Famous Senate Speech: January 26, 1830.” U.S. Senate.
The foundation of Benjamin Chinn's wartime home can still be seen and a trail along the top of the ridge provides access to the stone marking the spot where Colonel Fletcher Webster of the 12th Massachusetts was mortally wounded on the afternoon of August 30. Webster was the son of the famous orator, Senator Daniel Webster. His regiment was ...
THE LATE COLONEL FLETCHER WEBSTER. ON this page we publish a portrait of COLONEL FLETCHER WEBSTER, of the Twelfth Massachusetts Regiment, who was lately killed in battle in Virginia. The Twelfth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, which he led, he was mainly instrumental in raising and organizing.
