Felix Zollicoffer

Felix Kirk Zollicoffer
Born	(1812-05-19)May 19, 1812 Maury County, Tennessee
Died	January 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 service	1836–37 (USA) 1861–62 (CSA)
Rank	First Lieutenant (USA) Brigadier General, Provisional Army of Tennessee Brigadier General (CSA)
Battles/wars	Second Seminole War American Civil War Battle of Barbourville Battle of Wildcat Mountain Battle of Mill Springs †
Other work	U.S. Congressman
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Felix Kirk Zollicoffer (May 19, 1812 – January 19, 1862) was an American newspaperman, slave owner,^[1] politician, and soldier.^[2] 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.