Jacob C. Culbertson
Born: November 26, 1828
Birthplace: Campbell County, Kentucky
Father: James Culbertson 1781 – 1834
(Buried: Culbertson Cemetery, Taylor Mill, Kentucky)
Mother: Elizabeth Youtsey 1791 – 1869
(Buried: Culbertson Cemetery, Taylor Mill, Kentucky)
Wife: None
Education:
1850: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (7th in class)
Occupation before War:
1850: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Artillery
1850: Garrison Duty at Key West, Florida
1850 – 1856: 2nd Lt. United States Army 4th Artillery
1850 – 1851: Garrison Duty at Fort Hamilton, New York
1851 – 1852: Garrison Duty at Fort Columbus, New York
1852 – 1856: Garrison Duty at Fort Mackinac, Michigan
1856 – 1857: 1st Lt. United States Army, 4th Artillery
1856: Assistant Philosophy Professor at West Point Military Academy
1857: Resigned from the United States Army on January 10th
1857 – 1861: Farmer and School Teacher in Alexandria, Kentucky
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1865: Confederate Lt. serving in Bowling Green, Kentucky
1862: Served in the Defense of Fort Henry, Tennessee
1862: Help command Artillery Batteries at Fort Donelson
1862: Captured in the surrender of Fort Donelson
Prisoner of war held at Camp Chase and Johnson's Island
Was promoted to the rank of Major at the end of war, but the promotion didn't reach him before the war was over.
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1884: Farmer and School Teacher near Jackson, Mississippi
Died: November 14, 1884
Place of Death: Hinds County, Mississippi
Age at time of Death: 55 years old
Burial Place: Strawberry Hill Farm, Hinds County, Mississippi
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