Henry R. Jackson
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Henry Rootes Jackson was an American lawyer, politician and military officer. He notably served as a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Henry R. Jackson
Battle of Cheat Mountain
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The Battle of Cheat Mountain, also known as the Battle of Cheat Summit Fort, took place from September 12 to 15, 1861, in Pocahontas County and Randolph County, Virginia as part of the Western Virgini
Henry R. Jackson
…to Governor Joseph E. Brown. In June he was named brigadier general; leading troops during the Western Virginia campaign. There he saw action at the Battle of Cheat Mountain and later briefly led the Confederate Army of the Northwest. In December he resigned his Confederate commission and was named major general in the state…
Earthworks at Fort Milroy, pictured in 2006