Felix k zollicoffer biography

Felix Kirk Zollicoffer (May 19, 1812 – January 19, 1862) was an American newspaperman, slave owner, politician, and soldier.
FELIX KIRK ZOLLICOFFER was born at Bigbyville, Maury.
Felix Zollicoffer was a newspaperman, congressman, and Confederate general who was killed at the Battle of Mill Springs during the Civil War.

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Overview

Felix Kirk Zollicoffer (1812–1862) was a politician, military officer, and newspaperman from Tennessee. He started his career as a printer and editor before entering politics, serving as a U.S. congressman and a Tennessee State Senator. As the Civil War approached, Zollicoffer supported the Union but shifted his allegiance to the Confederacy soon after the war started. Appointed as a Brigadier General, he commanded Confederate forces in East Tennessee and Kentucky. Despite early success, he was defeated at Mill Springs and was killed during the battle.

Personal Facts

Full Name: Felix Kirk Zollicoffer
Born: May 19, 1812, near Bigbyville, Tennessee
Parents: John Jacob and Martha (Kirk) Zollicoffer
Education: Jackson College (one year)
Occupation: Printer, Editor, Military Officer, Politician
Positions: U.S. Congressman, Brigadier General (CSA)
Spouse: Louisa Pocahontas Gordon (1835)
Died: January 19, 1862, Mill Springs, Kentucky
Buried: Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee

Biography

Early Life

Born on May 19, 1812, Felix Kirk Zolli

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Felix K. Zollicoffer Letter

Collection

Identifier: MS-1719

In this letter to Moses White, Felix Zollicoffer responds to rumors regarding Granville Searcy that Moses White mentioned in an earlier communication. According to "these whisperings, Searcy is an unusually profane man, a whore-house bully, a notorious drunkard, has left an insane wife at home ... at the point of death, and attended a negro ball." Zollicoffer concedes that he has "seen Searcy drink and heard him swear (although neither to excess)," but denies the rest of the accusations, saying that he has always considered Searcy a "very respectable man."

Dates

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Zollicoffer, General Felix K.
Section 20
ID # 200063

(Tombstone)
Our
Father
General
Felix K. Zollicoffer
1812–1862

(Historic Marker)
Born in Maury Co. Tenn.
May 19, 1812
Killed at the battle
Of Mill Springs, Wayne Co. Ky.
Jan. 19, 1862

(Historic Marker)
From residence owned and occupied by
Gen. Felix Zollicoffer, C.S.A. at the time
He entered the Confederate service 1861.

Documentation
1908 Plat: Gen. F.K. Zollicoffer
Section 20 WP Lot 21
Lot owner Felix K. Zollicoffer
Interment Index: 2-2-1862 Gen. Felix K. Zollicoffer
Smith 1908 & Garrett: Same as Recorded 2005

First Seminole War
Lieutenant. Captain Frierson’s Company Tennessee Militia
Source: The Zollie Tree, Raymond E. Myers, Page 19, with reference to Military Land Warrant No. 37.383 for 8 acres of land to Lt. Zollicoffer

Biography for General Felix Kirk Zollicoffer

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