Shackelford, Jack, 1790-1857
Dr. Jack Shackelford was a physician, planter, industrialist, and soldier from Courtland, Ala. As a soldier he raised and captained a group of volunteers from Lawrence County, Ala., known as the Red Rovers, who traveled to Texas to aid in the state's fight for independence. Most of the group was killed with Colonel James Fannin's troops at Goliad in 1836. Shackelford survived the massacre at Goliad.
From the description of Papers, 1836-1938. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122368394
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| referencedIn | Biography -- Shackelford, Jack. | Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library | |
| referencedIn | Ward, Thomas, 1807-1873. Ward, Thomas William, papers, 1825-1885. | University of Texas Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Shackelford, Jack, 1790-1857. Papers, 1836-1938. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| referencedIn | Thomas William Ward Papers 73-102; 85-022; 86-211; 98-387; 2004-065; 2008-173; 2008-303; 2009-257., 1825-1885 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History |
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| associatedWith | Alabama. Army. Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Red Rovers. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Fannin, James I. | person |
| associatedWith | Shackelford, Maria Yongue. | person |
| associatedWith | Ward, Thomas, 1807-1873 | person |
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Birth 1790
Death 1857
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