Claysville is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Alabama, United States.

History

Claysville was named in honor of

Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, al ...

, and served as the county seat of Marshall County from 1836 to 1838. During the American Civil War, Claysville became a strategic location, due to the ferry crossing of the Tennessee River. A Union Army garrison was located here during the latter part of the war. The

13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 13th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 13th Wisconsin was raised at Janesville, Wisconsin, and mustered into federal service October 17, 1861. The re ...

was stationed here under the command of Colonel

William P. Lyon William Penn Lyon (October 28, 1822 – April 4, 1913) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as the 7th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the 12th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He also served as a Unio ...

. A post office operated under the name Claysville from 1831 to 1879.

References

Unincorporated communities in Marshall County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{MarshallCountyAL-geo-stub