Felix Kirk Zollicoffer (May 19, 1812 – January 19, 1862) was an American newspaperman, politician, and soldier. A three-term United States Congressman 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.
You can find people similar to Felix Zollicoffer by visiting our lists United States politicians killed during the Civil War and Know-Nothing members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee.
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Date of birth | 19 May 1812
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Place of birth | Maury County, Tennessee
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Date of death | 19 January 1862
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Age | 49 (age at death)
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Place of death | Near present-day Nancy, Kentucky
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