James S. Jackson
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| James Streshly Jackson | |
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| September 27, 1823 – October 8, 1862 (aged 39) | |
 James Streshly Jackson |
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| Place of birth | Fayette County, Kentucky |
| Place of death | Boyle County, Kentucky |
| Place of burial | Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Kentucky |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Service/branch | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1846 1861-1862 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands held | 3rd Kentucky Cavalry 10th Division, Army of the Ohio |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
James Streshly Jackson (September 27, 1823 – October 8, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Fayette County, Kentucky, Jackson pursued classical studies at Centre College, Danville, Kentucky. He was graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1844, and from the law department of Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, in 1845. That same year he was admitted to the bar and began the practice of law in Greenupsburg, Kentucky.
During the Mexican-American War, Jackson enlisted as a private in the 1st Kentucky Cavalry, June 9, 1846; he was commissioned third lieutenant on July 9, 1846. Jackson resigned October 10, 1846 because he participated in a duel with another officer.
Jackson moved to Hopkinsville in 1859. He was elected as a Unionist to the Thirty-seventh Congress and served from March 4 to December 13, 1861, when he resigned to enter the Union Army.
Jackson raised a troop of cavalrymen and was commissioned colonel of the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry on December 13, 1861. He became a brigadier general of volunteers on July 16, 1862. Jackson commanded the 10th Division in the Army of the Ohio and was killed at the Battle of Perryville on October 8, 1862. He was first buried in Louisville's Cave Hill Cemetery and later reinterred in Riverside Cemetery in Hopkinsville.
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[edit] References
- James S. Jackson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-02-12
- Allen, William B. (1872). A History of Kentucky: Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Statistics, and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists, Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants, and Other Leading Men, of All Occupations and Pursuits. Bradley & Gilbert. pp. 272. http://books.google.com/books?id=s_wTAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
[edit] External links
- "Union General James S. Jackson: Fateful Day at Perryville" — Article by Civil War historian/author Bryan S. Bush
- James S. Jackson at Find a Grave Retrieved on 2009-03-08
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