{⋆★⋆} BG Jackson, John King

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)​

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William E. Jackson 1852 – 1905​

(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)​

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John Hardwick Jackson 1856 – 1935​

(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)​

Education:

Attended Richmond Academy in Augusta, Georgia​

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1846: Graduated with Honors University of South Carolina​

Occupation before War:

1848 – 1861: Attorney in Augusta, Georgia​

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1848 – 1861: Served in Georgia State Militia rising to Lt. Colonel​

Civil War Career:

1861: Lt. Colonel of 5th​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1862: Colonel of 5th​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Post Commander at Pensacola, Florida​

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1861: Participated in the Battle of Santa Rosa Island​

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1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry​

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1862: Organized Confederate troops at Grand Junction, Tennessee​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Shiloh with distinction​

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1862: Confederate Guard at Bridgepoint, Alabama​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Stones River​

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1862: Guard of railroad communications between Atlanta & Tullahoma​

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1862: Commander of the District of Tennessee & Department No. 2​

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1863: Fought with distinction during the Battle of Chickamuga​

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1863: Participated in the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee​

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1864: Participated in the Atlanta Campaign until July 3​

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1864: Commander of Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida​

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1864: Participated in the Siege of Savannah, Georgia​

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1865: Quartermaster for Army of Tennessee at Branchville, South Carolina​

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1865: Paroled at Augusta, Georgia on May 17, 1865

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1866: Attorney in Augusta, Georgia​

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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

 

[Pollaco]

Even though his brigade was attached to Breckinridges division at Murfreesboro, it was an independent unit until it was assigned to Benjamin Cheatham's division a month before Chickamauga.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General John King Jackson! Salutes remembering General Jackson on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

The 5th Georgia Volunteer Regiment was known as the "Poundcake Regiment". Any details as to why?

 

[Pollaco]

That "serving at Shiloh with distinction " was leading his brigade (3rd, Withers Div.) in a bayonet charge on a Union position. The charge was unsuccessful. The brigade had only formed several weeks before and Jackson had only taken charge of it on March 29. 1862.

 

[ErnieMac]

The second of three "Mudwall" Jackson that have been portrayed recently. Article from Blue and Gray magazine linked.

http://www.bluegraymagazine.com/Files/mudwall%20jackson.pdf

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[danny]

The 5th Georgia Volunteer Regiment was known as the "Poundcake Regiment". Any details as to why?

That usually denotes a command coming from an easy duty station.

 

[Pollaco]

That usually denotes a command coming from an easy duty station.

Kind of like a"Gravy" job?

 

[danny]

Kind of like a"Gravy" job?

Yep