Papers, 1836-1938.

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Papers, 1836-1938.

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Papers, 1836-1938, containing letters, clippings, and photostats. The collection contains Dr. Shackelford's personal letters to his wife Maria and family, as well as military correspondence. The newspaper clippings are concerned with the career of Dr. Shackelford. Also included in the collection is Shackelford's transcribed version of the Goliad massacre.

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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SNAC Resource ID: 6692356

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Fannin, James I.

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Alabama. Army. Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Red Rovers.

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Shackelford, Maria Yongue.

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Shackelford, Jack, 1790-1857

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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 ...