William Hicks Jackson | |
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| Born | October 1, 1835 Paris, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 1903 (aged 67) Belle Meade, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Allegiance |  United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Service | United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1856–1861 1861–1865 |
| Rank |  2nd lieutenant (USA)Brigadier general (CSA) |
| Commands | 1st Tennessee Cavalry Regiment W.H. Jackson's Cavalry Brigade W.H. Jackson's Cavalry Division |
| Battles / wars | Indian Wars American Civil War |
| Other work | planter |
William Hicks "Red" Jackson (October 1, 1835 – March 30, 1903) was a career United States Army officer who graduated from West Point. After serving briefly in the Southwest and resigning when the American Civil War broke out, he served in the Confederate Army, gaining the rank of brigadier general by the end of the war.
Afterward he became a major planter and horse breeder in Middle Tennessee. As a widower he married Selene Harding, daughter of the owner of the 5300-acre Belle Meade Plantation near Nashville. Jackson co-managed the operations with his father-in-law William Giles Harding. They expanded the raising of purebred horses, cattle, sheep, and goats.
Jackson and his wife inherited an interest in the plantation, and Belle Meade was known for the quality of horses he bred. He shared some decisions with his brother Howell Edmunds Jackson, who as a widower had married Selene's sister Mary Harding in 1873; they also inherited an interest in Belle Meade.