In the late spring of 1893, a violent encounter in Henry County, Alabama, claimed the life of 27-year-old Deputy Sheriff James Thomas McClendon. The male lawman had been with the Henry County Sheriff's Office for two years before the fatal incident.
The events leading to his death began on Saturday, May 20, 1893. While attempting to arrest a man wanted for several felonies, Deputy McClendon was shot with a rifle. Despite the grievous wound, he lingered for two days before succumbing to hi
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