Letter from Jack Shackelford in Tuscumbia, Alabama, to his wife, Maria, in Courtland, Alabama.

Letter from Jack Shackelford in Tuscumbia, Alabama, to his wife, Maria, in Courtland, Alabama.

During the Texas Revolution, Shackelford formed and led the Red Rovers (a group of volunteers from Lawrence County, Alabama) to participate in the conflict. In the letter, he gives an update on their journey toward Texas.

Bibliographic Details
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama documents
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/23751

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Textual Materials Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Alabama documents
spellingShingle	Alabama documents Letter from Jack Shackelford in Tuscumbia, Alabama, to his wife, Maria, in Courtland, Alabama.
fulltopic	Alabama documents Shackelford, Jack, 1790-1857; Shackelford, Maria Yongue, 1794-1842; Texas--History--Revolution, 1835-1836--Military personnel
description	During the Texas Revolution, Shackelford formed and led the Red Rovers (a group of volunteers from Lawrence County, Alabama) to participate in the conflict. In the letter, he gives an update on their journey toward Texas.
spelling	Q0000251863 - Q0000251864Q251863 - Q251864Letter from Jack Shackelford in Tuscumbia, Alabama, to his wife, Maria, in Courtland, Alabama.During the Texas Revolution, Shackelford formed and led the Red Rovers (a group of volunteers from Lawrence County, Alabama) to participate in the conflict. In the letter, he gives an update on their journey toward Texas.1835 December 131835-12-131830-1839Shackelford, Jack, 1790-1857; Shackelford, Maria Yongue, 1794-1842; Texas--History--Revolution, 1835-1836--Military personnelTextCorrespondenceShackelford, JackJack Shackelford papersSPR467Alabama 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 TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/23751
title	Letter from Jack Shackelford in Tuscumbia, Alabama, to his wife, Maria, in Courtland, Alabama.
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