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Felix Kirk Zollicoffer (May 19, 1812 – January 19, 1862) was an American newspaperman, slave owner, politician, and soldier. A three-term United States Congressman from Tennessee , an officer in the United States Army , and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War ; he led the first Confederate invasion of ...
Title Brigadier General. War & Affiliation Civil War / Confederate. Date of Birth - Death May 19, 1812 - January 19, 1862. Felix Kirk Zollicoffer was born in Maury County in central Tennessee in May 19, 1812. His grandfather served as an officer in the Revolutionary War and was given the family property as payment for his service.
10 de feb. de 2022 · Confederate commander Felix Zollicoffer was perhaps treated the harshest. by John Banks 2/10/2022. This depiction of the battlefield death of Brig. Gen. Felix Zollicoffer, the first Confederate general killed in the Western Theater, at the Battle of Mill Springs, Ky., was published during the war.
12 de ene. de 2024 · Tennessee-native Felix Zollicoffer was a newspaperman, congressman, and Confederate general who was killed at the Battle of Mill Springs during the American Civil War.
- Harry Searles
17 de oct. de 2023 · Zollicoffer was ordered to East Tennessee to take command and preserve the peace, protect the railroad, and repel invasion by U.S. troops. After his arrival in East Tennessee, Zollicoffer became aware of the organizing of troops at Camp Dick Robinson in Kentucky.
Confederate General Felix K. Zollicoffer had guarded the Cumberland Gap against Union attempts to get into Tennessee since the Fall of 1861. As part of his strategy he had sent about 4,000 men across the Cumberland River where they established a fortified camp near the town of Mill Springs.
On October 21, 1861, Confederate forces under the command of Felix Zollicoffer attacked Federal positions at Camp Wildcat along the Wilderness Road. In the resulting action, Zollicoffer was defeated and forced back into Tennessee. This victory was one of the first Union victories in Kentucky and provided a much-needed morale booster to the North.
