Samuel Zenas Ammen (1843–1929) was an American Confederate veteran and journalist.
[1][2] During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, Ammen served in the Confederate States Army.
[3] He enlisted in Company D ("Finchester Rifles") of the 11th Virginia Infantry on August 31, 1861, for one year of service and was discharged May 15, 1863, or May 18, 1862.
[4] He then served with Captain William Andrew McCue's Fincastle Cavalry Company, Burks' Regiment Virginia Local Defense to do cavalry service with the Confederate Home Guard in Botetourt County.
[5] Following the war, Ammen attended Washington College in Lexington, Virginia, where Confederate General Robert E. Lee was President.