Charles Miller Shelley
Born: December 28, 1833
Birthplace: Sullivan County, Tennessee
Father: William Parke Shelley 1801 – 1874
Mother: Margaret Finley Etter 1804 – 1874
1st Wife: Kathleen McConnell 1838 – 1877
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Alabama)
2nd Wife: Ann Olivia McConnell 1843 – 1903
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Alabama)
Children:
Kathleen McConnell Shelley 1866 – 1866
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Alabama)
McConnell Shelley 1868 – 1891
Elizabeth McConnell Shelley 1876 – 1950
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Alabama)
Kathleen McConnell Shelley 1876 – 1878
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Alabama)
James Etter Shelley 1871 – 1936
Education:
Limited Education
Occupation before War:
Architect & Builder in Alabama
Civil War Career:
1861: 1st Lt. Stationed at Fort Morgan, Alabama
1861 – 1862: Captain in 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment
1861: Participated in the First Battle of Bull Run
1861: Resigned as Captain in 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 30th Alabama Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Kentucky Campaign
1862: Participated in the Battle of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee
1863: Captured and Paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi
1864: Participated in the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge
1864: Participated in the Battle of Resaca, Georgia
1864: Participated in the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
Occupation after War:
Sheriff of Dallas County, Alabama
1877 – 1881: United States Representative from Alabama
1882 – 1883: United States Representative from Alabama
1883 – 1885: United States Representative from Alabama
1885 – 1905: Promoter of Industrial Business in Birmingham, Alabama
Died: January 20, 1907Place of Death: Birmingham, Alabama
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Alabama
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