Source: Confederate Veteran, Vol XXV, July 1917, No. 7., page 326 Capt. S. H. Dent Capt. S. H. Dent. who died at Eufaula, Ala., at the age of eighty-four years, was a native of Maryland, having been born in Charles County October 30, 1833. He was descended from English ancestors; was educated at Charlotte Hall, taught school for some years, then went to Alabama, where he studied law while continuing his reaching; begin his practice at Eufaula in 1856. He was married in 1860 to Miss Anna Beall Young, of that city, and established his home there. He was among the first to enlist for the Confederacy, joining on February 9, 1861, the Eufaula Rifles, which became Company B, of the 1st Alabama Infantry. He was immediately elected first lieutenant and was then detailed as adjutant. Later he served as adjutant general on the staff of Gen. John H. Forney at Pensacola, and when a battery was organized there under Capt. F. H. Robertson, of Texas, he served as its first leutenant. After participating in its engagements at Pensacola Bay, he went with the battery to Corinth. Miss., and took part in the battle of Shiloh, where he was slightly wounded; he fought in the battle of Farmington and commanded the battery at Bridge Creek, winning the commendation of General Wheeler. He was in the Kentucky campaign in 1862 and took part in the battle of Perryville. Upon his promotion to captain the command was afterwards known as Dent's Battery, was attached to Dea's Brigade, and took an important part in the battle of Chickamauga, its support of Bushrod Johnson's division winning the high praise of General Johnson. Captain Dent continued in command of the battery through subsequent campaigns of the Army, of Tennessee, fighting gallantly at Missionary Ridge and through the Georgia campaign-at Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain,, New Hope Church, Atlanta, and Jonesboro. He was painfully wounded in the battle near Atlanta on July 22 and was again wounded at Nashville. His command was then transferred to Mobile, where he was on duty until the evacuation. and surrendered under Gen. Richard Taylor at Meridian. Miss. Returning home. Captain Dent became active in politics and was influential in the restoration of white supremacy. He rapidly built up his law practice, from which he retired in 1870 to become President of the Eufaula National Bank. He remained a warm friend of his Confederate comrades and held membership in the Eufaula Camp, U. C. V. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Surviving him are three sons and three daughters.