Charley Lloyd
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In April, 1863, Charley Lloyd, a farmer working the land in what is now Anniston, Alabama
west of Noble Street, was executed by Union General John T. Croxton
for allegedly shooting a Union cavalryman. In fact, the Union trooper had been killed by a Confederate soldier who was fighting with the unit combating the Union troops’ progress through the area. General Croxton’s troops were in east Alabama destroying resources in the area, having just burned buildings at Oxford, Alabama
, about two miles south, fought the Confederates at the Battle of Munford
15 miles south, and destroyed much of Talladega in the next county. A few hundred yards south of the hill where the Confederates shot the Union troopers, an iron foundry had been destroyed that day.
The Confederate soldiers who shot the Union soldier were resisting the continuing destruction of local facilities. Croxton's only evidence against Lloyd to support his execution was that the shooting took place near Lloyd's farm. Lloyd was one of very few farmers who lived where Anniston now sits, the city having been founded after the Civil War. Being virtually the only male resident of what is now Anniston, his death is significant to the history of the city.
Anniston, Alabama
Anniston is a city in Calhoun County in the state of Alabama, United States.As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 24,276. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 23,741...
west of Noble Street, was executed by Union General John T. Croxton
John T. Croxton
John Thomas Croxton was an attorney, a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and a postbellum U.S. diplomat.-Early life and career:...
for allegedly shooting a Union cavalryman. In fact, the Union trooper had been killed by a Confederate soldier who was fighting with the unit combating the Union troops’ progress through the area. General Croxton’s troops were in east Alabama destroying resources in the area, having just burned buildings at Oxford, Alabama
Oxford, Alabama
Oxford is a city in Calhoun and Talladega counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population was 14,592 at the 2000 census. Oxford is one of two principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, about two miles south, fought the Confederates at the Battle of Munford
Battle of Munford
The Battle of Munford, Alabama has been said to be the last battle of the American Civil War to take place east of the Mississippi. The battle took place on Sunday, April 23, 1865 during the raid through Alabama by 1500 Union cavalry under General John T. Croxton...
15 miles south, and destroyed much of Talladega in the next county. A few hundred yards south of the hill where the Confederates shot the Union troopers, an iron foundry had been destroyed that day.
The Confederate soldiers who shot the Union soldier were resisting the continuing destruction of local facilities. Croxton's only evidence against Lloyd to support his execution was that the shooting took place near Lloyd's farm. Lloyd was one of very few farmers who lived where Anniston now sits, the city having been founded after the Civil War. Being virtually the only male resident of what is now Anniston, his death is significant to the history of the city.