Jacob H. Sharp

Jacob Hunter Sharp (February 6, 1833 – September 15, 1907 ) was a Mississippi lawyer, newspaperman and politician, as well as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role of several major engagements of the Army of Tennessee in the Western Theater, including the Atlanta campaign in 1864 where he was several times recognized by his commanders and peers for bravery in combat.

As a young child, Sharp moved with this family to Lowndes County, Mississippi. At the age of fifteen, he returned to Pickens County, Alabama, in 1850 and later graduated from the University of Alabama. While attending The University of Alabama, he joined the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. He subsequently returned to Columbus, Mississippi after graduation, and became an attorney.

Sharp became a brigadier general on July 24, 1864, following the wounding of Brig. Gen. William F. Tucker at the Battle of Resaca and given command of the Fifth Brigade in Edward Johnson's division of Stephen D. Lee's corps of the Army of Tennessee. He was re-elected in 1887 for the 1888-1890 term, and again in 1889 for the 1890-1892 term.

Sharp died in Columbus, Mississippi, and is buried there in Friendship Cemetery.