{⋆★⋆} BG Roddey, Philip Dale

Philip Dale Roddey

Born: April 2, 1826
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Birthplace: Moulton, Alabama

Father: Philip Roddey 1790 -

Mother: Sarah Evans 1791 – 1861
(Buried: McDonald Cemetery, Moulton, Alabama)​

Wife: Margaret A. McGaughey 1827 – 1881
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Alabama)​

Children:

Margaret D. Roddey Burgett 1864 – 1943​
George W. Roddey 1846 -​
Mary Emma Roddey 1850 -​
Sallie Ruth “Pink” Roddey 1852 – 1935​
Dale P. Lewis Roddey 1854 – 1857​
(Buried: McDonald Cemetery, Moulton, Alabama)​

Education:

Little Formal Education​

Occupation before War:

Tailor in Moulton, Alabama​
1846 – 1852: Sheriff of Lawrence County, Alabama​
1852 – 1861: Steamboat Owner on Tennessee River​

Civil War Career:

Opposed Secession and tried to remain out of war​
1862: Burned his steamboat to avoid capture by Union Army​
1862: Cavalry Commander during the Battle of Shiloh​
1862: Participated in the advance on Corinth, Mississippi​
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 4th Alabama Cavalry Regiment​
1862 – 1864: Commander of District of Northern Alabama
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1864 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Cavalry​
1864: Participated in the Defense of Northern Alabama​
1865: Captured in Selma Alabama during Wilson's Raid on Selma​

Occupation after War:

Successful Commission Merchant in New York City, New York​
Businessman in London, England​
Investor in a New Pump Design​

Died: July 20, 1897

Place of Death: London, England

Age at time of Death: 71 years old

Cause of Death: Uremia

Burial Place: Greenwood Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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Isn't this the same Philip Roddey that was recently in a trivia question back in January? It concerned Philip Roddey and Carlotta Frances Shotwell in a bigamous scandal. For you Non-Trivia players, I would highly suggest reading about it.If you notice in this biograpphy he died in London. That's because he fled this country and wound up in England.
 
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