Felix Zollicoffer

Felix Kirk Zollicoffer
Born(1812-05-19)May 19, 1812
Maury County, Tennessee
DiedJanuary 19, 1862(1862-01-19) (aged 49)
near present-day Nancy, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Place of burial
Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
Allegiance United States of America
State of Tennessee
Confederate States of America
Service / branch United States Army
 Confederate States Army
Years of service1836–37 (USA)
1861–62 (CSA)
Rank First Lieutenant (USA)
Brigadier General, Provisional Army of Tennessee
Brigadier General (CSA)
Battles / wars
Other workUS Representative
Signature
Site of Zollicoffer's death at Mill Springs Battlefield, Nancy, Kentucky.

Felix Kirk Zollicoffer (May 19, 1812 – January 19, 1862) was an American newspaperman, slave owner,[1] politician, and soldier.[2] A three-term US Representative 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 eastern Kentucky and was killed in action at the Battle of Mill Springs. Zollicoffer was the first Confederate general to die in the Western Theater.

  1. ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 27, 2022, retrieved January 29, 2022
  2. ^ "Bioguide Search". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2022.