Almon, Edward Berton b. April 18, 1860 d. 1933 US Congressman. Elected to represent Alabama in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1915 until his death in 1933. Also served as a State Court Judge in 1898, and Member of the Alabama State Legislature. (Bio by: K) Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, USA
Deshler, James b. February 18, 1833 d. September 20, 1863 Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Born at Tuscumbia, Alabama, the son of Pennsylvania parents, he was graduated from West Point in the class of 1854. At the Battle of Chickamauga, on September 20, 1863, he was killed instantly struck by a shell in the chest and his heart was literally torn from his body while examining the cartridge boxes of his men preparatory to an assault. When General Robert E. Lee, who had commanded Deshler in western Virginia early in the war, learned he had been...[Read More] (Bio by: Dustin Oliver) Cause of death: Killed by an exploding artillery shell Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, USA
b. April 18, 1860 d. 1933