Jacob Sharp
| Jacob Hunter Sharp | |
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| Born |
February 6, 1833 Pickensville, Alabama |
| Died | September 15, 1907 (aged 74) Columbus, Mississippi |
| Place of burial | Friendship Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America Confederate States of America
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| Service/ |
 Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1861–65 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Unit | Army of Tennessee |
| Commands held | Sharp's Brigade |
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | attorney, state legislator, newspaper owner and publisher |
Jacob Hunter Sharp (February 6, 1833 – September 15, 1907) was a Mississippi lawyer, newspaperman and politician, as well as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role of several major engagements of the Army of Tennessee in the Western Theater, including the Atlanta Campaign in 1864 where he was several times recognized by his commanders and peers for bravery in combat.
Jacob Sharp was born in Pickensville, Alabama, to Elisha Hunter Sharp and his wife, Sallie (Carter) Hunt, who originally hailed from Hertford County, North Carolina. His mother was the daughter of former military officer Major Isaac Carter. His brother Thomas L. Sharp would become an antebellum Mississippi State Senator and a colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He would be killed in action at the Battle of Atlanta in 1864.
As a young child, Sharp moved with this family to Lowndes County, Mississippi. At the age of fifteen, he returned to Pickens County, Alabama, in 1850 and later graduated from the University of Alabama. While attending The University of Alabama, he joined the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. He subsequently returned to Columbus, Mississippi after graduation, and became an attorney. He married Miss Harris of Mississippi, a daughter of Judge Harris.
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