Jacob H. Sharp
Jacob Hunter Sharp | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | February 6, 1833 Brigadier General |
| Unit | Army of Tennessee |
| Commands | Sharp's Brigade |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War
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Jacob Hunter Sharp (February 6, 1833 – September 15, 1907
Early life and career
Jacob Sharp was born in Pickensville, Alabama, to Elisha Hunter Sharp and his wife, Sallie (Carter) Hunt, who originally hailed from Hertford County, North Carolina. His mother was the daughter of former military officer Major Isaac Carter. His brother Thomas L. Sharp would become an antebellum Mississippi State Senator and a colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He would be killed in action at the Battle of Atlanta in 1864.[4]
As a young child, Sharp moved with this family to Lowndes County, Mississippi. At the age of fifteen, he returned to Pickens County, Alabama, in 1850 and later graduated from the University of Alabama. While attending The University of Alabama, he joined the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.[5] He subsequently returned to Columbus, Mississippi after graduation, and became an attorney.[2] He married Miss Harris of Mississippi, a daughter of Judge Harris.
Civil War service
At the start of the Civil War, Sharp enlisted in the 1st Mississippi Battalion, which was later consolidated into the 44th Mississippi Infantry (also known as Blythe's Regiment). He rose through the ranks from
During the 1864 Atlanta Campaign, General Anderson wrote in his official report on the
Sharp became a
He participated in the
Postbellum activities
After the war ended later that year, Sharp returned home and resumed his legal career.[3] During the Reconstruction period, he was involved in white supremacy efforts and led the Lowndes County chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.[3] He also became a newspaper editor, becoming the owner of the Columbus Independent in 1879. In 1885, he was elected to represent Lowndes County in the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 1886-1888 term.[3][7] He was re-elected in 1887 for the 1888-1890 term, and again in 1889 for the 1890-1892 term.[3][7] During the 1886-1888 term, he served as the House's Speaker.[3] He served again in the House in the 1900-1904 term.[8]
Sharp died in Columbus, Mississippi, and is buried there in Friendship Cemetery.
See also
Notes
- ^ Some sources give the date of Sharp's death as September 16.
- ^ a b c d Eicher, p. 481.
- ^ a b c d e f Bunn, Mike. "Sharp, Jacob Hunter". Mississippi Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ B. B. Winborne's History of Hertford County North Carolina; Family genealogy Archived February 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2008-09-18
- ^ Phi, Alpha Delta (1899). Catalogue. p. 718.
Alpha Delta Phi.
- ^ a b 44th Mississippi website Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2008-09-18
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7884-4821-8.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 264.
References
- Eicher, John H., and ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- 44th Mississippi website Retrieved 2008-09-18
- Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.
- ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.3.
- B. B. Winborne's History of Hertford County North Carolina; Family genealogy Retrieved 2008-09-18
External links
- Jacob H. Sharp at Find a Grave Retrieved 2008-09-18
- Sharp's official report for the Battle of Atlanta[dead link]
