General Francis Shoup, C.S.A.

(Photograph indicates probable rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1855; Seminole War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1860 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Confederate Artillery in March 1861. After promoting through the grades, Shoup was promoted to bri...

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Main Author:	Duffee & Murdoch, Mobile
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6393

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collection	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
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spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures General Francis Shoup, C.S.A. Duffee & Murdoch, Mobile
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Shoup, Francis A. (Francis Asbury), 1834-1896; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Photograph indicates probable rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1855; Seminole War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1860 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Confederate Artillery in March 1861. After promoting through the grades, Shoup was promoted to brigadier general in April 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, Corinth, Prairie Grove, Vicksburg (captured and exchanged), and the Atlanta campaign. After the war, Shoup became an ordained Episcopal minister, college professor, and author of military subjects and mathematics. He died in Columbus, Tennessee, in September 1896 and is buried at Sewanee, Tennessee. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 5. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000114Q114General Francis Shoup, C.S.A.(Photograph indicates probable rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1855; Seminole War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1860 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Confederate Artillery in March 1861. After promoting through the grades, Shoup was promoted to brigadier general in April 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, Corinth, Prairie Grove, Vicksburg (captured and exchanged), and the Atlanta campaign. After the war, Shoup became an ordained Episcopal minister, college professor, and author of military subjects and mathematics. He died in Columbus, Tennessee, in September 1896 and is buried at Sewanee, Tennessee. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 5. National Historical Society, 1991.1860-1869Duffee & Murdoch, MobileShoup, Francis A. (Francis Asbury), 1834-1896; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #113v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00163http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6393
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General Francis Shoup, C.S.A.

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