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{"id":267,"date":"2017-10-23T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beauvoirveteranproject.org\/?p=267"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:38:36","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T00:38:36","slug":"shadrick-shade-coker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beauvoirveteranproject.org\/biographies\/shadrick-shade-coker\/","title":{"rendered":"Shadrick “Shade” Coker"},"content":{"rendered":"
C.M. and Charity Coker settled near Summit in Pike County, Mississippi sometime in the 1810s. All eight of their children were born and raised on their modest family farm, including their youngest son Shadrick. Over the course of his seventy-eight years, Shade (as he was called by friends and family) watched Pike County transform from an antebellum backwoods to a New South manufacturing center.<\/p>\n
Three of the Coker men served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Elder brothers Aleazer and John, enlisted with the 7th Mississippi Infantry in September, 1861. Shade Coker\u2014then seventeen years old\u2014enlisted with Garland\u2019s Battalion of militia cavalry on August 8, 1862, possibly seeking militia service in the hope that this would let him remain home to help with family. Although he enlisted for a three-year term, Shade only remained with his militia unit until April 30, 1863. It is unclear why he left, but it is possible that his brothers may have had something to do with his decision.<\/p>\n
On September 14, 1862, Aleazer and John participated in General James R. Chalmers\u2019s poorly planned assault on Union fortifications outside Munfordville, Kentucky. John was struck by a blast of grapeshot and both brothers were captured when Chalmer\u2019s withdrew. They were sent briefly to the Union prison in Cairo, Illinois, before they were exchanged and sent back to the rebel army. Instead, John Coker returned to Pike County without permission. His brother Aleazer returned to the 7th Mississippi Infantry and served with distinction at the Battle of Stone\u2019s River, where his bravery won him a place on the Confederate Roll of Honor<\/a>\u2014however, he also deserted from the army and returned home by late 1862 or early 1863.<\/p>\n