William Crawford Sherrod
Confederate Army officer
Died when: 83 years 219 days (1003 months)Star Sign: Leo
William Crawford Sherrod (August 17, 1835 – March 25, 1918) was an American politician and Confederate officer from Alabama.He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Afterward, he was a planter and served as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Alabama in 1860.He was also a delegate to the Charleston convention of 1860.
Sherrod was a Unionist and failed to support the move for secession.Sherrod nevertheless served in the Confederate Army in the cavalry, as a Colonel under the command of Nathan Bedford Forrest.
After the conclusion of the American Civil War, he served in the United States Congress in the House (1869–1871).After that, he served in the Alabama legislature.
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