William T. Shelby, Private, Company C, 39th Alabama Infantry, enlisted May 12, 1862 at Opelika, recorded June 30,1862 as Absent, "In hospital - Gainesville Junction," Millissippi, died of Fever July 2, 1862, his widow Minerva A. Shelby filed claim for his pay, allowances, and effects on February 10, 1863, no further records

M311: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama