James Thaddeus Holtzclaw
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)
Infant Son Holtzclaw 1858 – 1858
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)
Infant Daughter Holtzclaw 1860 – 1860
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)
James Thddeus Holtzclaw Jr. 1873 – 1895
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)
Education:
Attended East Alabama Institute
1853: Declined appointment to West Point Military Academy
Occupation:
Lover of fine horses
Attorney in Montgomery, Alabama
Lifelong friend and supporter of William Lowndes Yancey
Civil War Career:
1861: Participated in the Capture of U.S. Navy Yards in Florida
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 18th Alabama Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Shiloh
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 18th Alabama Infantry Regiment
1863: Wounded during the Battle of Chickamauga
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army Infantry
1864: Wounded during the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee
1865: Garrison Duty at Spanish Fort in Mobile, Alabama
1865: Paroled at Meridian, Mississippi
Occupation after War:
Attorney in law firm of: Judge & Holtzclaw, a firm in Montgomery
Alabama State Associate State Railroad Commissioner
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
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