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John Clark Shows (b. December 22, 1839, d. May 01, 1863)

John Clark Shows (son of Joseph Daniel Shows, Sr. and Pheriba Caudle) was born December 22, 1839 in Butler County, Alabama, and died May 01, 1863 in Port Gibson, Mississippi.

Notes for John Clark Shows:
enumerated 1840 US census Butler Co, AL pg 135 2 wm <5, 1 wm 20-30, 1 wf <5, 1 wf 5-10, 1 wf 20-30

moved from Butler to Bibb Co between 1845-1850

enumerated 1850 US census Bibb Co, AL Sept 7, 1850 pg 6b 40 yo farmer 200 real property born in GA with Phiriba 34 born in SC, Nancy 15, Mary C. 13, Henry W. 12, John C. 10, Joseph B. 8, Geo. W. 7, Martha E. 6, James BL 5, Phiriba E. 3, Frances E. 1 all born in AL, Mary Caudle 73 born in SC

Troops in the Defense of Vicksburg - Confederate 20th Alabama Infantry

20th Regiment, Alabama Infantry

20th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in September, 1861, at Montgomery, Alabama. The men were recruited in the counties of Jefferson, Greene, Bibb, Perry, Dallas, Hale, Tuscaloosa, Washington, and Russell. After serving at Mobile the unit was brigaded under Generals Barton, Tracy, and S.D. Lee. It moved to Kentucky, but prior to the Battle of Murfreesboro it was ordered to Mississippi. Here it took an active part in the conflicts at Port Gibson and Champion's Hill and was captured on July 4, 1863, when Vicksburg fell. Exchanged and reorganized, the 20th was placed in General Pettus' Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It was involved in various battles from Chattanooga to Nashville and ended the war in North Carolina. This unit contained 836 men in December, 1861, sustained 58 casualties at Chattanooga, and totalled 526 men and 376 arms on December 14, 1863. During January, 1865 there were 305 present, and it surrendered with about 165. The field officers were Colonels Charles D. Anderson, James M. Dedman, I.W. Garrott, and Edmund W. Pettus; Lieutenant Colonels John W. Davis and Mitchell T. Porter; and Majors John G. Harris and Alfred S. Pickering.

Iron tablet located on Confederate Avenue at Fort Garrott. During the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, the regiment was assigned to Brig. Gen. Edward D. Tracy's Brigade of Maj. Gens. Martin Luther Smith's (until 30 Dec 1862) and Carter L. Steven's 2nd Military District in Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana and was commanded by Col. Isham W. Garrott. This unit was attached to Brig. Gen. Edward D. Tracy's (killed in action 1 May 1863)

Battle of Port Gibson May 1, 1863

The morning hours witnessed Green's Brigade driven from its position by the principal Federal attack. Brigadier General Edward D. Tracy's Alabama Brigade astride the Bruinsburg Road also experienced hard fighting. Although Tracy was killed early in the action, his brigade managed to hold its tenuous line.

It was clear, however, that unless the Confederates received heavy reinforcements they would lose the day. Brigadier General John S. Bowen, Confederate commander on the field, wired his superiors: "We have been engaged in a furious battle ever since daylight; losses very heavy. The men act nobly, but the odds are overpowering." Early afternoon found the Alabamans slowly giving ground. Green's weary soldiers, having been reformed, arrived to bolster the line on the Bruinsburg Road.

The battle of Port Gibson cost Grant 131 killed, 719 wounded, and 25 missing out of 23,000 men engaged. This victory not only secured his position on Mississippi soil, but enabled him to launch his campaign deeper into the interior of the state. Union victory at Port Gibson forced the Confederate evacuation of Grand Gulf and would ultimately result in the fall of Vicksburg.

The Confederates suffered 60 killed, 340 wounded, and 387 missing out of 8,000 men engaged. In addition, 4 guns of the Botetourt (Virginia) Artillery were lost. The action at Port Gibson underscored Confederate inability to defend the line of the Mississippi River and to respond to amphibious operations. Confederate Soldiers are buried at Wintergreen Cemetery in Port Gibson.

John C. Shows (First_Last)
Regiment Name 20 Alabama Infantry
Side Confederate
Company D
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name
Notes http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm
Film Number M374 roll 40

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Title: Completed Family Sheet
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Media: Other
Page: Denver Ragland

Title: Broderbund Family Tree Project
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Media: Family Archive CD
Page: vol 21 tree 1594
Text: Date of Import: Dec 21, 1998

Title: Haysop, A Church, A Community, A People of Haysop Creek, Bibb Co, AL
Author: Charles E Boyd
Publication: 1979
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Media: Book

Title: The Roster of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865
Author: Janet B. Hewett
Publication: 1996
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Note: Grapevine Library
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Media: Book

More About John Clark Shows:
Military service: 1865, Confederate AL 20th Infantry Co D.