Madison County AlArchives Biographies.....Shelby, A. B. 1845 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 September 20, 2011, 2:26 pm Source: See below Author: Smith & De Land, publishers A. B. SHELBY, M.D., was born in Madison County, December 10, 1845, and is a son of Dr. David and Mary (Bouldin) Shelby. In April, 1861, he enlisted as a private soldier in Company I, Fourth Alabama Infantry, and was in the service until the close of the war. With the Fourth Regiment he remained about fifteen months, taking part in the battles of the first Manassas, Seven Pines, and the Seven Days battle around Richmond. In July, 1862, the term of his first enlistment having expired, he came home, and three weeks later rejoined the Fourth Regiment as a member of Captain Gurley's Company. He subsequently participated in the battles of Chickamauga, the Dalton and Atlanta campaigns, and was with Hood in his advance into Tennessee. After Hood's retreat he was in Forrest's command, and at Benton, Ala., was slightly wounded. After the final surrender he returned home, and in 1866, with his father as preceptor, began the study of medicine. After a course of lectures at Jefferson Medical College, he located at Meridianville, and here remained in the practice about ten years. He came to Huntsville in October, 1882. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Northern Alabama: Historical and Biographical Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land 1888 PART IV. MONOGRAPHS OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA, TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MANY OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVE PEOPLE. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/madison/bios/shelby114nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/alfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb