★★★ Sheffield, James Lawrence

James Lawrence Sheffield

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Born:
December 5, 1819

Birthplace: Huntsville, Alabama

Father: Nicholas Sheffield 1787 – 1840

Mother: Mary F. Martin 1797 – 1877
(Buried: Oaklawn Cemetery, Cooper, Texas)​

Wife: Mary Ann Atkins 1818 – 1894
(Buried: Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Alabama)​

Wife: Sarah Ann Bright 1848 – 1911
(Buried: Sweet Home Baptist Church, Union Grove, Alabama)​

Children:

Mary “Mollie” Sheffield Taylor 1844 – 1930​
(Buried: Guntersville City Cemetery, Guntersville, Alabama)​
Sarah Rebecca Sheffield Mitchell 1845 – 1913​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Texas)​
John W. Sheffield 1847 – 1849​
(Buried: Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Alabama)​
Andrew Moore Sheffield 1849 – 1920​
(Buried: Bryce Hospital Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Alabama)​
William Smith Sheffield 1856 – 1927​
(Buried: Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, California)​

Occupation before War:

Farmer in Marshall County, Alabama​
Store Clerk in Marshall County, Alabama​
1844 – 1847: Sheriff of Marshall County, Alabama​
1855 – 1859: Alabama State Representative​

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain of Company K, 9th Alabama Infantry Regiment​
1862: Organized the 48th Alabama Infantry Regiment costing $60,000​
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 48th Alabama Infantry Regiment​
1862: Wounded at the Battle of Cedar Run, Virginia
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1862: Regimental Commander at Battle of Sharpsburg, Maryland​
1863: Led 374 men into the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania​
1863: Acted as Brigade Commander at the Battle of Gettysburg​
1863: May have been wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg​
1863: Regimental Commander fighting at Lookout Valley, Tennessee​
1863: Regimental Commander Battle of Campbell’s Station, Tennessee​
1863: Regimental Commander Battle of Knoxville, Tennessee​
1863 – 1864: On Furlough from his regiment​
1864: Resigned as Colonel on May 31st

Occupation after War:

Farmer in Marshall County, Alabama​
Clerk of Alabama State Education Department​
1874: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Congressman​
1882: Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of Alabama​
Alabama State Senator​

Died: July 2, 1892

Place of Death: Montgomery, Alabama

Age at time of Death: 72 years old

Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama
 
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