James M. Shackelford

James M. Shackelford
Born(1827-07-07)July 7, 1827
Lincoln County, Kentucky
DiedSeptember 7, 1909(1909-09-07) (aged 82)
Port Huron, Michigan
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1847–1848, 1861–1864
Rank Brigadier General
Commands25th Kentucky Infantry Regiment
8th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment
4th Division, XIII Corps
Cavalry Corps, Army of the Ohio
Battles / wars
Other worklawyer
judge
Justice of the United States Court for the Indian Territory
In office
March 26, 1889 – March 27, 1893
Appointed byBenjamin Harrison
Preceded byPosition established[a]
Succeeded byCharles Bingley Stuart

James Murrell Shackelford (July 7, 1827 – September 7, 1907) was a lawyer, judge, and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He has the distinction of having captured Confederate cavalry commander John Hunt Morgan in mid-1863, effectively ending "Morgan's Raid".
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