882 Union Generals Grave

Category: Markers

Marker reads, Brigadier General James Streshly Jackson, United States Army, killed in the battle of Perryville on October 8, 1862, is buried in south end of cemetery. Born Woodford County, Kentucky, 1823. First Lieutenant, Mexican War, then practiced law in Greenup. He came to Hopkinsville, 1855. Elected to Congress, 1861. Authorized by Lincoln, he recruited 3rd Kentucky Calvary during fall 1861. In battles, Shiloh and others, before his untimely death.