Henry R. Jackson

Henry Rootes Jackson
Henry Rootes Jackson
Born	June 24, 1820; Athens, Georgia, US
Died	May 23, 1898 (aged 77); Savannah, Georgia, US
Place of burial	Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
Allegiance	United States; Confederate States of America;
Service/branch	US Army; Confederate States Army
Years of service	1846–1847 (USA), 1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank	Colonel (USA); Brigadier General (CSA); Major General (Georgia Militia);
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War; American Civil War Battle of Cheat Mountain Atlanta Campaign Franklin–Nashville Campaign Battle of Nashville;
Other work	U.S. minister to Mexico, 1885–86

Henry Rootes Jackson (June 24, 1820 – May 23, 1898) was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He owned 11 slaves in 1860.

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