CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE MAJOR 4th AL CAVALRY CONGRESSMAN MAYOR AUTOGRAPH SIGNED VF

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JOSEPH HUMPHREY SLOSS
(1826 - 1911)
CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE MAJOR OF Co. “F” 4
th
ALABAMA CAVALRY,
UNITED STATES CONGRESSMAN FROM ALABAMA 1871-1875,
MAYOR OF TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA,
UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 1877-1882,
&
CLERK OF THE US FEDERAL COURT AT HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA,
HERE’S SLOSS’ SIGNATURE REMOVED FROM A 19
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CENUTRY AUTOGRAPH ALBUM, MOUNTED and SIGNED:
“Jos. H. Sloss, M. C.”
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BIOGRAPHY OF JOSEPH H. SLOSS
Joseph Humphrey Sloss
(October 12, 1826 – January 27, 1911) was an
American
politician who served the state of
Alabama
in the
U.S. House of Representatives
between 1871 and 1875. He was born in
Somerville
,
Morgan County, Alabama
on October 12, 1826. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and entered practice in
St. Louis
,
Missouri
. He moved to
Edwardsville, Illinois
in 1849, and served in 1858 and 1859 as a member of the
Illinois House of Representatives
.
Sloss returned to Alabama, and during the
Civil War
served in the
Confederate Army
.
He served as mayor of
Tuscumbia, Alabama
, was elected in 1870 as a
Democrat
to the U.S. House of Representatives, and was reelected in 1872, but was defeated for reelection in 1874. He was appointed in 1877 as
United States marshal
for the northern district of Alabama, serving until 1882; and served as clerk of the
U.S. federal court
at Huntsville. Sloss moved to
Memphis, Tennessee
, and died there on January 27, 1911. He is buried in
Maple Hill Cemetery
in Huntsville, Alabama.
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RODDEY'S FOURTH ALABAMA CAVALRY
Roddey's Fourth Alabama was organized at Tuscumbia in October,
1862, and was sent to middle Tennessee, where it wintered, but
early in the spring was sent into north Alabama.
It met Dodge's advance below Tuscumbia, and was engaged in the
pursuit of Streight.  It was engaged most of the time in
Roddey's brigade, repelling raids in north Alabama and making
daring attacks.
It was publicly commended in April, 1863, by General Bragg,
for good discipline, etc.  In the spring of 1864 it was
transferred to the department of Alabama, Mississippi and East
Louisiana, and fought with severe loss at Tishomingo in June,
1864.
It repelled Wilson's raid, fighting all the way from
Montevallo to Selma, where a large portion of the regiment was
captured.
Its first colonel, P. D. Roddey, was early in the war made a
Brigadier General, and was succeeded in the command by Col. William A. Johnson, who led the regiment the greater part of the war;
Lieutenant-Colonel Windes being for a short time in command.
Colonel Johnson was wounded at Pulaski.  Maj. Dick Johnson was
killed near Moulton, Capt. James Williams at Courtland, and
Capt. Thomas Williams near Huntsville.  Capt. John C. Nelson
was wounded and captured.
Source:
Confederate Military History, vol. VIII, p. 264
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