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| Keywords: Dr. 'Jack' Shackelford.jpg en Black-and-white photographic portrait of Dr John 'Jack' Shackelford born in Richmond Virginia in 1790 and later a surgeon and cotton planter in Alabama where he served in the Alabama State Legislature and in the State Senate He later organized and financed the Alabama 'Red Rovers' to fight in the Texas Revolution Most of a company all but eight of 'Red Rovers' also called 'Shackelford Reds' were massacred at the Goliad massacre by Mexican troops by order of General Santa Anna at Goliad Texas Capt 'Jack' Shackelford's son Fortunatus was among those massacred but the father was spared to attend to the enemy wounded Shackelford County Texas was later named for him Shackelford died in Courtland Ala in 1857 This photograph likely dates from about 1845-1850 Photographer unknown Image courtesy of Wallace L McKeehan Massacre at Goliad--Captain Jack Shackelford's Account Commander Alabama Red Rovers Texas A M University http //www tshaonline org/handbook/online/articles/fsh01 2011-07-02 Wallace L McKeehan Texas A M University http //www tamu edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/goliadshackelford htm unknown photographer PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard People from Richmond Virginia Texas Revolution Shackelford County Texas | ||||
