On
Wednesday 2 October 2019 at the Montgomery Country Club, Dragoon Tyrone Crowley
made a presentation as Daniel Pratt before the ladies of the Cradle of the
Confederacy Chapter 94, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Tyrone described his childhood, time as a
carpenter's apprentice, then his coming to the South in 1819, where he became a
major industrialist about whom books have been written, and was a staunch
supporter of the Confederate cause till the day he died in May 1873. He described his support of the Confederacy,
shown by Governor John Gill Shorter's statement that the cotton mill in Prattville was worth a regiment to the
Confederate government, given its production of cloth for uniforms at a
reasonable cost, plus various other articles it manufactured to be used by the
Confederate Army.
After his presentation, UDC member
Linda Davis presented Tyrone with a copy of the 125th Anniversary issue of the
UDC Magazine, a memorable and historical issue 300 pages in length. After the meeting , Chapter President Loretta
Martin and several other members expressed their thanks for what they had
learned about Daniel Pratt and his support of the Confederacy.
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