{⋆★⋆} BG Holtzclaw, James T.

James Thaddeus Holtzclaw​

Born: December 17, 1833

Birthplace: McDonough, Henry County, Georgia

Father: Elijah Holtzclaw 1793 – 1867

Mother: Elizabeth Bledsoe 1795 – Unknown

Wife: Mary Billingsea "Molly" Cowles 1833 – 1883

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)​

Children:

Carrie Whiting Holtzclaw Kirkpatrick 1857 – 1922​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)​

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Infant Son Holtzclaw 1858 – 1858​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)​

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Infant Daughter Holtzclaw 1860 – 1860​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)​

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James Thddeus Holtzclaw Jr. 1873 – 1895​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)​

Education:

Attended East Alabama Institute​

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1853: Declined appointment to West Point Military Academy​

Occupation:

Lover of fine horses​

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Attorney in Montgomery, Alabama​

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Lifelong friend and supporter of William Lowndes Yancey​

Civil War Career:

1861: Participated in the Capture of U.S. Navy Yards in Florida​

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1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 18th​ Alabama Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Wounded during the Battle of Shiloh​

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1862 – 1864: Colonel of 18th​ Alabama Infantry Regiment​

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1863: Wounded during the Battle of Chickamauga​

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1864 – 1865: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army Infantry​

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1864: Wounded during the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee​

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1865: Garrison Duty at Spanish Fort in Mobile, Alabama​

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1865: Paroled at Meridian, Mississippi​

Occupation after War:

Attorney in law firm of: Judge & Holtzclaw, a firm in Montgomery​

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Alabama State Associate State Railroad Commissioner​

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Grand Commander of Montgomery, Alabama Freemasons​

Died: July 19, 1893

Place of Death: Montgomery, Alabama

Cause of Death: Not Known

Age at time of Death: 59 years old

Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama

 

[Pollaco]

Started out His Confederate military career as a lieutenant in the Montgomery True Blues.

 

[Pollaco]

Curious as to how He was wounded at Franklin, the book that I'm reading states that His "division was still south of the Duck River and thus missed the action".

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General James T. Holtzclaw! Salutes remembering General Holtzclaw on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

He was selected and did recieve his aappointment to West Point but declined, supposedly it had something to do with his brother's death.What is the story on that?

 

[Lampasas Bill]

The Holtzclaw family came to Virginia in 1714 as part of the Germanna Colony, founded by Lieutenant Governor Alexander Spotswood. Miners from the Siegerland area of Germany were recruited to start a mining industry on what was then the Virginia frontier. The colony was located at Germanna Ford on the Rapidan. The second-growth area of the nearby Wilderness was the result of wood cutting to fuel the iron furnaces. Over time the Germanna families spread out as the country expanded. I expect James T. was part of that clan, but I can't be certain.