The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-02
COL ALEXANDER DEAD
PROMINENT M0NrGoMERv CITIZEN
 PASSES AWAY.
He Wns tdentiaed With Alabama Drug nnssness Forty Years and Was n
 Gaiiant Confederate Soldier.

Many Montgomery people were shocked to learn in the afternoon of yesterday of the death of Col. Samuel Linton Alexander which occurred at Il o'clock in the morning at the Alexander residence 133 catoma street.
 Colonel Alexander was identified with the drug business of Montgomery for Iorty years and had a wide circle of friends both in the city and in the country where he also conducted a large plantation. Although he had peen III about two weeks few of these friends knew that the end of his use- ruf life was near. The great number Eof visitors to the Alexander home yes- terday afternoon and evening ex- pressed their profound grief at his
 A native of Clark county, Georgia. Colonel Alexander was born near Athens February 2s. 1s42. and was con- sequently in the s4th year of his age. lie was reared on his fathers farm near Athens and as youth became a clerk in the drug store of c. W. and H. R. J. Long. the dikcoverers of an- aesthesia. Ills early business train made such an impression upon him that he devoted all of the years of his bus iness life to the drug trade in which he met with extraordinary success.
 At the outbreak of the war be- tween the States, Colonel Alexander Joined the troops of his native State and served until peace was declared making gallant record as Confeder- ate soldier. Of his Confederate, service Con federate Military History edited by Gen. Clement A. Evans says: ...
 Early in the spring of 1861 he be- came member of the Athens Guards, which went to Virginia and at Ports mouth was mustered into the Confeder- ate service as Company K. of the Third Georgia infantry regiment under Col Ambrose R. Wright. He was then made third sergeant of his company During the first years service he was with his regiment in the vicinity of Norfolk, at Roanoke Island and in the expedition to Chicamicomico. where a number of Federal prisoners were cap tured, and took part in the battle of South Mills
 At the reorganization in the spring Of 1882 he was elected sergeant major Of the regiment and when the adiutant was killed at the battle of Sharpsburg in the following September he was ad- vanced to that rank which he held un- til the close of the war, at which time all arrangements had been made for the consolidation of his regiment with the second Georgia battalion and his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel
 Among the battles of the army of Northern Virginia in which Colonel Alexander took part were Second Ma nassas,. sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chanceflorsviile, Gettysburg, the Wild erness. Spottsyivania Court House and the fighting in the trenches and about Petersburg. He was wounded four times-at Chancefforsville, before pe- tersburg, Gettysburg and at Hatchers Run. His regiment was commanded during the war by Colonels Wright. R. B. Nesbitt, E. J. Walker and Claiborne Snead and was one of the most gallant commands of the division successively led by Generals HuEer, D. H. Hill, R. H. Anderson, and William Mahone."
 Soon after the close of the war Col one1 Alexander located in Montgom- cry and resumed the drug business with which he was so prominently identf- lied In this city for nearly half a cen tury. For great many years he was a member of the old and popular firm Irvine Garside and Alexander, a drug establishment which did business all over the State.
 About 1884 Colonel Alexander became associated with E. c. Spann in the re- tail drug business the firm being known as Alexander and Spann. His health began to decline and two years ago he sold his interest in this business and retired from active business life.
 Colonel Alexander married Miss Annie Bunting in 1873 and to them six children were born, five of whom are living. Mrs. Alexander died in 1SS9 His two daughters are Mrs. C. H. Roquemore and Miss Marie Alexander of Montgomery. His sons are Thomas Alexander. of the United States navy now assigned to the battleship Ohio in Philippine waters. Henry Alexander and Irvine Alexander of Montgomery He is also survived by one sister, Mrs Joseph Ritch of Athens, Ga.
 Since his residence in Montgomery Colonel Alexander had been consis- tent member of the First Baptist church and ever manifested a deep interest in the welfare of it's congregation The pastor of that church Rev. Charles A. Stakley, D. D.. will conduct the funeral services this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the residence on Catoma street
 Camp Lomax United Confederate Vet erans, will attend the funeral in a body.