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Here's a bit that you probably already have in your files, but in case some don't know about this resource, I thought I would include it. It is from:

"Memorial record of Alabama : a concise account of the state's political, military, professional and industrial progress, together with the personal memoirs of many of its people."
Publisher: Brant & Fuller, Madison, Wisc. 1893

This should be available in many local Alabama libraries, and, for those who subscribe to ancestry.com, it is on-line in their collection.

There are only two cards in Kelly's CMSR, the last of which records his wounding at Shiloh. Since that record came from the last muster roll of the company available from the National Archives, I could not verify his service after that time. Without vouching for the contents, I will quote verbatim.

"Terrence Kelly, merchant of Mouton, Ala., was born in Ireland, and is the youngest of six children born to Terrence and Mary (Sullivan) Kelly, both of Ireland. Terrence came to the United States in 1850, and settled in Lawrence county, Ala. When the war came on he enlisted in 1861, in company F, Sixteenth Alabama infantry, and served through the war. He was in several of the important battles, among them the following: Shiloh, Fishing Creek, Hodges' Farm, Farmington, Miss. and others. He was wounded at the battle of Shiloh, while leading his regiment in a charge. He was struck in the left leg by a minie ball. When the regiment started on the charge there were but thirty-four men in it, and only eight of those lived through it. When he was wounded and unable to proceed, he was carried by another soldier to the rear, He returned to his regiment before he was able to walk without the aid of crutches, and was with his regiment until the close of the war. He was paroled at Pond Springs, Ala. and then returned to Lawrence county where he has lived ever since. He began after the war with no capital, and in 1870 established himself in the mercantile business, and he has thus been engaged ever since. His family are members of the Catholic church, and he is a Mason in good standing. He is one of the best citizens of Lawrence county, and is highly respected by all who know him."

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