Jacob H. Sharp

Jacob Hunter Sharp, a Mississippi lawyer and newspaperman, served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. He played a prominent role in several major engagements of the Army of Tennessee in the Western Theater, including the 1864 Atlanta Campaign, where he was repeatedly recognized for bravery in combat. He was […]

William H. Quarles

William Andrew Quarles, a Tennessee lawyer and railroad executive, served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. He was born in 1825 and died in 1893. (Note: sources give his middle name as “Andrew”; this roster lists the middle initial as “H.”)