Samuel H. Fletcher

Samuel H. Fletcher is known for The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry, a regimental history published in 1912 and credited to him in collaboration with D. H. Fletcher. Library and public-domain records describe him as a member of the company, and LibriVox identifies him specifically as a private in Company A of the Second Illinois Cavalry.

That background gives his writing its appeal: instead of a distant overview, the book was created to preserve the memory of the soldiers who served together during the American Civil War. It combines unit history with the kind of personal connection that usually comes only from someone who was there.

Reliable biographical details about Fletcher himself are limited in the sources I could confirm, so much of his life outside this book remains unclear. What is clear is that his work has endured as a valuable firsthand contribution to Civil War memory and regimental history.