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John Tyler Morgan lived here in 1838. He was a lawyer, soldier, and senator. In 1862-63 he was colonel of the 51st Alabama Cavalry, which he raised in this county. In 1863-65 he was a brigadier general in the C.S.A. with Wheeler’s Cavalry. From 1876 to 1907 he served as a United States Senator and was a distinguished statesman of Alabama.
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Jacksonville, Alabama · United States
