James Jackson
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Some of the Union men that escaped capture at Burnt Mill ended up in the Third Kentucky Cavalry. This unit was originally commanded by Col. James Jackson, pictured here. Jackson was later promoted to brigadier general and killed at the Battle of Perryville. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
This file appears in: Encounter at Burnt Mill
Encounter at Burnt Mill
Historical Marker #1915 in Webster County notes a September 15, 1861, skirmish between local Confederate-sympathizing militia troops and a Union force.
Although Kentucky had officially declared armed neutrality in May 1861, by early September…