Sydenham Moore

American politician

Sydenham Moore

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1857 – January 21, 1861
Preceded by| William R. Smith
Succeeded by| District inactive
Personal details
Born|

Sydenham Moore

(1817-05-25)May 25, 1817
Rutherford County, Tennessee
Died| August 20, 1862(1862-08-20) (aged 45)
Richmond, Virginia
Resting place| City Cemetery, Greensboro, Alabama
Political party| Democratic
Alma mater| University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
Military service
Allegiance|  United States of America
Confederate States
Battles/wars| Mexican–American War
American Civil War

Sydenham Moore (May 25, 1817 – August 20, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.[1]

## Early life

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Born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, Moore pursued classical studies. He attended the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 1833-1836. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Greensboro, Alabama. He owned slaves.[2] He served as judge of Greene County court 1840-1846 and 1848-1850. He served as judge of the circuit court in 1857. He served in the war with Mexico as captain in Colonel Coffey's regiment of Alabama Infantry from June 1846 to June 1847. Moore was elected brigadier general of Alabama Militia.[1]

## Congress

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Moore was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1857, until January 21, 1861, when he withdrew.[1]

## Civil War

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During the Civil War served as colonel of the 11th Regiment Alabama Infantry in the Confederate States Army. He died in Richmond, Virginia, from wounds received in the Battle of Seven Pines, May 31, 1862. He was interred in the City Cemetery, Greensboro, Alabama.[1] Moore's journal and other personal papers remain in Montgomery, Alabama, at the Alabama Department of Archives and History.[3]

## References

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* United States Congress. "Sydenham Moore (id: M000918)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

## External links

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* Letter from Sydenham Moore in Virginia, to his wife, Amanda May 9, 1862.

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d "Moore, Sydenham, (1817 - 1862)". United States Congress. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
2. ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-13, retrieved 2022-07-06
3. ^ "Sydenham Moore family papers". Alabama Department of Archives & History. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded by

William R. Smith

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 4th congressional district
1857-1861  | Succeeded by

District inactive

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