Shortridge, George D., Family Papers, 1846-1902

Confederate States of America

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During the Civil War, the Confederate States of America issued their own currency notes. These circulated like cash, but were technically bills of credit. At the beginning of the war, they circulated widely, but by the end of the war they had lost nearly all their value. Many of the bills remained in private hands after the war and became collectible as memorabilia. Other bills, which the Union Army had confiscated, were in the hands of the United States War Department; it transferred them to th...

Shortridge, Frank, 1846-1864

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Shortridge, George D., 1814-1870

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Jurist and circuit court judge George David Shortridge (1814-1870) was the son of Judge Eli Shortridge. Raised in Alabama, Shortridge became a licensed attorney in 1838 and was elected to the Alabama Legislature in 1844. In 1836, he married Elizabeth King, with whom he had six children: George D., Jr., Louisa, Eli (1843-1862), Frank (1846-1864), Leila, and William Webb. After his defeat as the Know-Nothing candidate for governor in 1855, Shortridge became a member of the State Convention that pa...

Shortridge, Eli, 1843-1862

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Shortridge, George D., Jr.

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Shortridge family

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Shortridge, Elizabeth King.

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