John King Jackson
Born: February 8, 1828
Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia
Father: William Jackson 1786 – 1833
Mother: Ann Eliza Fox 1757 – 1837
Wife: Louisa Virginia Hardwick 1828 – 1911
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
Children:
Thomas M. Jackson 1850 – 1876
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
William E. Jackson 1852 – 1905
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
John Hardwick Jackson 1856 – 1935
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
Education:
Attended Richmond Academy in Augusta, Georgia
1846: Graduated with Honors University of South Carolina
Occupation before War:
1848 – 1861: Attorney in Augusta, Georgia
1848 – 1861: Served in Georgia State Militia rising to Lt. Colonel
Civil War Career:
1861: Lt. Colonel of 5th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 5th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1861: Post Commander at Pensacola, Florida
1861: Participated in the Battle of Santa Rosa Island
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1862: Organized Confederate troops at Grand Junction, Tennessee
1862: Participated in the Battle of Shiloh with distinction
1862: Confederate Guard at Bridgepoint, Alabama
1862: Participated in the Battle of Stones River
1862: Guard of railroad communications between Atlanta & Tullahoma
1862: Commander of the District of Tennessee & Department No. 2
1863: Fought with distinction during the Battle of Chickamuga
1863: Participated in the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
1864: Participated in the Atlanta Campaign until July 3
1864: Commander of Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
1864: Participated in the Siege of Savannah, Georgia
1865: Quartermaster for Army of Tennessee at Branchville, South Carolina
1865: Paroled at Augusta, Georgia on May 17, 1865
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1866: Attorney in Augusta, Georgia
1865 – 1866: Georgia State Financial Relief Officer
Died: February 27, 1866
Place of Death: Milledgeville, Georgia
Age at time of Death: 38 years old
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Burial Place: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia
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