home to Staunton in 1865. Two years later he died of pneumonia on Christmas Day at his plantation, "Glen Allen", and was buried in Staunton's Thornrose Cemetery. During his lifetime, Harper was allegedly credited with drawing the attention of Brig. Gen. Bernard E. Bee to Stonewall Jackson's performance during the First Battle of Bull Run, inspiring Jackson's famous sobriquet. See also List of American Civil War generals (Acting Confederate) Notes References print Allardice, Bruce S., More Generals in Gray, Louisiana State University Press, 1995, . Cozzens, Peter, Shenandoah 1862: Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign. University of North Carolina Press, 2008. . Eicher, David J., The Longest Night: A Military History of the Civil War, Simon & Schuster, 2001, . Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, . Waddell, Joseph A., Annals of Augusta County, Virginia. Richmond: William Ellis Jones, 1886. online encyclopediavirginia.org Harpers Ferry during the Civil War. valley.lib.virginia.edu A 1860 Population Census, Virginia Center for Digital History, University of Virginia. valley.lib.virginia.edu B Samuel Harper Confederate service file. Further reading Hearn, Chester G., Six Years of Hell: Harpers Ferry During the Civil War, Louisiana State University Press, 1996, . Confederate States Army generals Confederate militia generals People of Virginia in the American Civil War American military personnel of the Mexican–American War United States Army officers Northern-born Confederates People from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Mayors of Staunton, Virginia 1801 births 1867 deaths Military personnel from Pennsylvania People from Franklin County, Pennsylvania