James Lauderdale
James Lauderdale (1768–1814) was an American militia officer who died during the War of 1812. A native of Botetourt County, Virginia, Lauderdale moved to Sumner County, Tennessee, as a young man. In 1813, he joined a unit of cavalry militia under General John Coffee. He later served under General Andrew Jackson and was wounded during the Battle of Talladega, during what was called the Creek War. He was then commissioned as a Lieutenant-Colonel of Volunteers, but died during the first Battle of New Orleans in December 1814.
Honors
Lauderdale County, Alabama,[1] Lauderdale County, Mississippi,[2] and Lauderdale County, Tennessee[3] are named in his honor.
The city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida was named after a series of forts constructed during the Second Seminole War which had been named after James Lauderdale's brother, Major William Lauderdale.
References
- ^ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989) Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X
- ^ http://www.lauderdalecounty.org/
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 182.