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	Lt. Col. Clarence Derrick was born 9/7/1837 in Washinton, D.C., son of William Sharples and Anna L. Derrick. His father was Superintendant of the State Dept. and Acting Secretary of State under several Presidents. The Derrick family was originally from West Chester, PA. Clarence and his brother, Captain Henry Clay Derrick, ANV Corps of Engineers, were educated at Bolmar Academy in Philadelphia. IN 1855 and 1856 the brothers were U.S. Surveyors in Kansas Territory. In 1857, President Buchanan appointed Clarence Derrick to West Point where he graduated 4th in the Class of 1861. He received a commission in the Artillery. In July, 1861, Clarence resigned his commission and fled across the Potomac to VA just ahead of Union pursuers who were notified of his flight. Upon the recomendation of their brother in law, Judge James Gilmore of Marion, VA, the brothers were commissioned by Gov. Letcher. Clarence served briefly in a Light Artillery unit, then in Gen. Floyd's 3rd Regiment which evolved into the 51st VA Infantry under Floyd. Derrick was promoted to Captain and served as A.A.G. to Floyd at Ft. Donelson from which they escaped to oversee the evacuation of Nashville, the formal report of which was written by Derrick. The reorganization in May, 1862 resulted in the 23rdVa Infantry Battalion, also known as Derricks's Battalion. Gen. Heth promoted Derrick to Lt. Col. commanding. Derrick commanded the unit thereafter in many actions until he received a saber wound and was captured by the 5th N.Y. Cavalry at Opequon in September, 1864. Derrick was imprisoned at Ft. Delaware until June, 1865. During his confinement, he corresponded with an aunt in Philadelphia who provided him with money, food and clothing. Upon release, Derrick returned to Marion where he taught mathematics at a local college and read law in the office of Judge Gilmore, helping, along with his brother who was by then a civil engineer, to support their widowed mother and young sisters. In 1875 Clarence moved to Greensboro, AL where he at first taught at nearby Judson Female Institute, then began practicing law and soon married Fannie Seay, sister of lawyer and State Senator Thomas Seay, who later became a two term Governor of AL. Over the next 25 years, Derrick prospered as a lawyer, owner of substantial cotton acreage holdings, and as President of the local bank. In 1900, Derrick retired and moved to Philadelphia and soon married his childhood friend, a wealthy widow, Alice Paschall Darlington. Ironically, she was a devout Quaker and her family had been active in the PA Abolition Society. Col. Derrick died suddenly on 12/7/1907 while visiting in Greensboro. His will ordered that all of his papers and letters be burned. He was buried at Greensboro in the Inge family plot next to his second wife, Imogene Page Inge Derrick. Due to his third wife's personal wealth, he bequeathed his estate to his brother Henry Clay and many neices and nephews throughout the Southeast. In one instance at West Point, Derrick is referred to as 'General Clarence Derrick.' His commission to Brigadier was pending before the Confederate Congress at the time of his capture. My wife is directly descended from Captain Henry Clay Derrick, his brother.
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