General Felix Kirk Zollicoffer - City Cemetery - Nashville, Tennessee
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BruceS
N 36° 08.806 W 086° 46.177
16S E 520725 N 4000251
Grave of Confederate Civil War General and former U.S. Congressman at the old City Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WMGCKH
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/14/2013
Views: 21
"Felix Kirk Zollicoffer (May 19, 1812 – January 19, 1862) was a newspaperman, three-term United States Congressman from Tennessee, officer in the United States Army, and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. He led the first Confederate invasion of eastern Kentucky and was killed in action at the Battle of Mill Springs, the first Confederate general to die in the Western Theater." -
Wikipedia
Description:
Three term US Congressman
Confederate General First Confederate General killed on Western Theater
Date of birth: 05/19/1812
Date of death: 01/19/1862
Area of notoriety: Military
Marker Type: Horizontal Marker
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Dawn to Dusk
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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