Col. Alexander Brady Sharpe and Katherine Mears Blaney

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Husband Col. Alexander Brady Sharpe ^{1 2 3}

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            AKA: Alexander Brady Sharp 4
           Born: 12 Aug 1827 - Newton Twp, Cumberland Co, PA 1 3 5
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           Died: 25 Dec 1891 - Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PA 2
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         Father: John Sharpe (      -      ) 6 7
         Mother: Jane McCune (1795-Bef 1886) 4 8 9 10

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       Marriage: 19 Dec 1854 3 11

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Wife Katherine Mears Blaney ^{3 4 11}

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         Father: Maj. George Blaney, U.S.A. (      -1835) 12
         Mother: Mary Elizabeth Dagworthy Biddle (1805-1879) 13

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General Notes: Husband - Col. Alexander Brady Sharpe

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In 1839 he began to prepare for college under Joseph Casey, the elder (father of Gen. Joseph Casey), after his death going to Academia, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, and completing his studies under the direction of Vanleer Davis, at Chambersburg. In 1843 he entered Jefferson College, at Canonsburg, as a Sophomore, and graduated from that institution with the highest honors of his class, Sept. 23, 1846. Hon. William H. West, of Ohio, and Hon. John M. Kirkpatrick, of Pittsburgh, were among his classmates. After the completion of his college course, he commenced the study of law with Robert M. Bard, Esq., of Chambersburg, completing his legal studies under Hon. Frederick Watts, of Carlisle. The committee appointed to examine him consisted of Hugh Caullagher, W. M. Biddle and Hon. J. H. Graham, and on motion of the last named he was admitted to practice Nov. 21, 1848. He continued with his last preceptor, Judge Watts, until the 1st of the following April, when he opened an office and commenced independent practice, in which he continued until his death, with the exception of the time he served in the army.
On April 21, 1861, Alexander B. Sharpe enlisted for service in the Union army, becoming a private in Company A, 7th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps, which was attached to the 2d Brigade, McCall's Division. He served in the ranks until Sept. 25th, when he was commissioned second lieutenant of Company E, same regiment, and appointed adjutant. On Dec. 4th he was relieved from duty with his regiment and ordered to report to Brig. Gen. Ord, commanding the 3d Brigade, who had appointed him aide-de-camp. He joined Gen. Ord the same day, and served on his personal staff until the General was wounded and temporarily disabled for field service, when he resigned. After the General recovered Sharpe was at his instance again commissioned captain and assigned to duty with him, serving until his resignation, on Jan. 28, 1865. Thus, with the exception of the period from Dec. 27, 1862, to Aug. 28, 1863, he was in constant service, being on field duty with the armies of the Potomac, Rappahannock, Tennessee, West Virginia, the Army of the Gulf and the Army of the James. He took active part in the battles of Drainesville, Dec. 20, 1861; Iuka, Sept. 18 and 20, 1862; Big Hatchie, Oct. 5, 1862; Burnside's mine explosion, July 30, 1864; Newmarket Heights (or Chapin's Farm) and capture of Fort Harrison, Sept. 9 and 10, 1864. He was brevetted and promoted to the rank of captain and aide-de-camp, United States Army, for gallant and meritorious conduct at the battle of Drainesville, and on March 13, 1865, on the recommendation of Gens. Ord, Meade and Grant, received the brevet ranks of major, lieutenant-colonel and colonel, United States Volunteers, for gallant conduct at Petersburg, and the various operations before Richmond, Virginia.
He was a stanch member of the Republican party, from the time of its organization, but he never held an office, or was a candidate for official honors, political, judicial or otherwise. In religion he clung to the faith of his forefathers, holding membership in the Second Presbyterian Church of Carlisle. Socially, he was connected with Capt. Colwell Post, No. 201, G. A. R., and with the Loyal Legion.

1 Editor, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 394.

2 Editor, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 66.

3 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 68.

4 Margaret White Loomis, The Presbyterian Families of White, Crawford, Hanna and Sharp (Winnetka, IL: Self-published, 1940), Pg 13.

5 Editor, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 67.

6 Editor, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 67, 701.

7 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 66.

8 Editor, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 521.

9 Editor, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 18, 701.

10 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 67.

11 Editor, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 68.

12 Editor, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 11, 68.

13 Editor, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 11.