Samuel C. Means

Samuel Carrington Means

Sketch of Samuel Means

Born| (1827-08-05)August 5, 1827
Fauquier County, Virginia, U.S.
Died| March 2, 1884(1884-03-02) (aged 56)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Allegiance|  United States of America

* Union

Service/branch| Union Army
Years of service| 1862–64
Rank|  Captain
Commands held| Loudoun Rangers
Battles/wars| American Civil War

* Battle of Charlestown
* Battle of Monocacy

Spouse(s)| Rachel Ann

Samuel Carrington Means (August 5, 1827 – March 2, 1891)[1] was the founder and first captain of the Loudoun Rangers, a Union Army unit from Virginia that served during the American Civil War.

Means was a successful gristmiller and businessman from Waterford, Virginia, with several ties through his business to Point of Rocks, Maryland, where he was station master for the B&O Railroad. After the secession of Virginia in May 1861, Confederate authorities began to court him over the use of his mill (the largest in Loudoun County). An erstwhile Quaker with considerable interests in loyal Maryland, Means was a unionist and would have none of it. Consequently, the Confederates issued warrants for his arrest forcing Means to flee to Maryland on July 1, 1861, leaving his family behind. Subsequent to his fleeing, the Confederate government seized all his property and assets in Virginia, including 28 horses, 42 hogs, 2 wagons all the flour and meal at his mill.

When Union forces under John Geary invaded Loudoun in March 1862, Means served as a scout for the force. For his service, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton issued him a captaincy with permission to raise a company of cavalry for border service in Loudoun and Maryland. The resulting Loudoun Rangers served as partisans in Loudoun for much of the war but were eventually mustered into regular service leading to Means' departure from the unit over the issue in 1864.

He died on March 2, 1884, at the age of 56.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Samuel Carrington Means 1827-1884 - Ancestry®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
2. ^ "Capt. Sam Means, Founder of Loudoun Rangers, Honored at Graveside Ceremony – Lovettsville Historical Society & Museum". 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2023-05-22.

* American Civil War portal

## Further reading[edit]

* Goodheart, Briscoe (1896). History of the Independent Loudoun Rangers, Scouts U.S Army: 1862-1865. Washington, D.C.: Press of McGill & Wallace. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
* Scheel, Eugene M. (2002). Loudoun Discovered: Communities, Corners & Crossroads. Leesburg, Virginia: The Friends of the Thomas Balch Library. Retrieved December 7, 2014.

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Loudoun County in the American Civil War

Battles|

* Battle of Ball's Bluff
* Battle of Dranesville
* Battle of Harpers Ferry
* Battle of Aldie
* Battle of Middleburg
* Battle of Upperville

Skirmishes|

* Fight at Waterford
* Battle of Mile Hill
* Affair at Glenmore Farm
* Battle of Unison
* Fight at Aldie
* Skirmish at Miskel Farm
* Blackleys Grove
* 2nd Dranesville
* Action at Mount Zion Church
* Battle of Loudoun Heights
* Heaton's Crossroads
* Harmony Skirmish

Raids|

* Burning Raid
* George's Schoolhouse Raid

Units|

* Confederate
* 35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry
* 43rd Battalion of Virginia Cavalry
* 7th Virginia Cavalry
* 8th Virginia Infantry
* Union
* Loudoun Rangers

People|

* Confederate
* Robert H. Chilton
* John Janney
* Samuel C. Means
* John Mobberly
* Elijah V. White

Sites|

* Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery
* Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
* Fort Johnston
* Fort Evans
* Fort Beauregard

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