James Lawrence Sheffield
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
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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