Thomas Klugh Jackson was born in Abbeville Court House, South Carolina, the son of Thomas Jackson.
He entered West Point at the age of 20 and graduated in 1848 ranked 25th in his class of 38. Following his graduation from West Point on July 1st 1848, he was appointed as Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, attached to the 4th Regiment, U. S. Artillery. Around October of that year, he was transferred to the 5th U. S. Infantry and after a short time joined this regiment at East Pascagoula, Mississippi. In early 1849 he was promoted to 1st Lt. and assigned to the 8th Infantry on the frontiers of Texas and New Mexico.
He remained with this regiment for several years. In September 1855, while stationed at San Antonio, Jackson received a letter of commendation for assistance rendered to the "Boundary Commission" of the Dept. of the Interior. A roster of the 8th Infantry in 1855 lists many fellow officers who later would fight with him for the South including Major James Longstreet. In the fall of 1857 he was assigned as Assistant Instructor in Infantry Tactics at West Point, and in early 1858 he was relieved of this duty at his own request and assigned to the general recruiting service of the Army. He rejoined the 8th Infantry at Ft. Bliss Texas in the Fall of 1859.
In March 1861, he applied by letter to the Commissioners of the State of South Carolina for military service with the State of South Carolina. His resignation from the Regular Army was accepted by the Adjutant General on May 16th to take effect April 1st 1861. Jackson was appointed Captain of Infantry, CSA, from the State of SC on May 1st 1861. On June 1st he was ordered to Lynchburg, VA and was later ordered to report to General McCullough at Ft. Smith Arkansas. He was announced as Chief Commissary of the Western Department on September of 1861 under the command of Albert Sidney Johnston. He was then appointed Major in the Commissary Dept. on November 1861 from the State of Tennessee, remaining in General Johnston's Command. Official Records of the War of Rebellion indicate that he was captured at Ft. Donelson while serving on the staff of General Buckner and imprisoned at Ft. Warren, N.Y., and later exchanged. His service records indicate that in July 1862, he was depot Commissary at Gainesville, AL, and on March 16th 1863 he was ordered to Grenada, MS. He was later stationed in Gainesville, Alabama in September of 1863 and still later in Enterprise, MS. He was surrendered by Lt. Gen. Robert Taylor and was paroled at Gainesville, AL on May 13th, 1865.
Jackson married Lucy Reavis, daughter of the prominent Judge Turner Reavis, of Gainesville, Alabama after a brief wartime courtship. After the War he remained in Gainesville as a merchant and a farmer.
He entered West Point at the age of 20 and graduated in 1848 ranked 25th in his class of 38. Following his graduation from West Point on July 1st 1848, he was appointed as Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, attached to the 4th Regiment, U. S. Artillery. Around October of that year, he was transferred to the 5th U. S. Infantry and after a short time joined this regiment at East Pascagoula, Mississippi. In early 1849 he was promoted to 1st Lt. and assigned to the 8th Infantry on the frontiers of Texas and New Mexico.
He remained with this regiment for several years. In September 1855, while stationed at San Antonio, Jackson received a letter of commendation for assistance rendered to the "Boundary Commission" of the Dept. of the Interior. A roster of the 8th Infantry in 1855 lists many fellow officers who later would fight with him for the South including Major James Longstreet. In the fall of 1857 he was assigned as Assistant Instructor in Infantry Tactics at West Point, and in early 1858 he was relieved of this duty at his own request and assigned to the general recruiting service of the Army. He rejoined the 8th Infantry at Ft. Bliss Texas in the Fall of 1859.
In March 1861, he applied by letter to the Commissioners of the State of South Carolina for military service with the State of South Carolina. His resignation from the Regular Army was accepted by the Adjutant General on May 16th to take effect April 1st 1861. Jackson was appointed Captain of Infantry, CSA, from the State of SC on May 1st 1861. On June 1st he was ordered to Lynchburg, VA and was later ordered to report to General McCullough at Ft. Smith Arkansas. He was announced as Chief Commissary of the Western Department on September of 1861 under the command of Albert Sidney Johnston. He was then appointed Major in the Commissary Dept. on November 1861 from the State of Tennessee, remaining in General Johnston's Command. Official Records of the War of Rebellion indicate that he was captured at Ft. Donelson while serving on the staff of General Buckner and imprisoned at Ft. Warren, N.Y., and later exchanged. His service records indicate that in July 1862, he was depot Commissary at Gainesville, AL, and on March 16th 1863 he was ordered to Grenada, MS. He was later stationed in Gainesville, Alabama in September of 1863 and still later in Enterprise, MS. He was surrendered by Lt. Gen. Robert Taylor and was paroled at Gainesville, AL on May 13th, 1865.
Jackson married Lucy Reavis, daughter of the prominent Judge Turner Reavis, of Gainesville, Alabama after a brief wartime courtship. After the War he remained in Gainesville as a merchant and a farmer.
Thomas Klugh Jackson was born in Abbeville Court House, South Carolina, the son of Thomas Jackson.
He entered West Point at the age of 20 and graduated in 1848 ranked 25th in his class of 38. Following his graduation from West Point on July 1st 1848, he was appointed as Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, attached to the 4th Regiment, U. S. Artillery. Around October of that year, he was transferred to the 5th U. S. Infantry and after a short time joined this regiment at East Pascagoula, Mississippi. In early 1849 he was promoted to 1st Lt. and assigned to the 8th Infantry on the frontiers of Texas and New Mexico.
He remained with this regiment for several years. In September 1855, while stationed at San Antonio, Jackson received a letter of commendation for assistance rendered to the "Boundary Commission" of the Dept. of the Interior. A roster of the 8th Infantry in 1855 lists many fellow officers who later would fight with him for the South including Major James Longstreet. In the fall of 1857 he was assigned as Assistant Instructor in Infantry Tactics at West Point, and in early 1858 he was relieved of this duty at his own request and assigned to the general recruiting service of the Army. He rejoined the 8th Infantry at Ft. Bliss Texas in the Fall of 1859.
In March 1861, he applied by letter to the Commissioners of the State of South Carolina for military service with the State of South Carolina. His resignation from the Regular Army was accepted by the Adjutant General on May 16th to take effect April 1st 1861. Jackson was appointed Captain of Infantry, CSA, from the State of SC on May 1st 1861. On June 1st he was ordered to Lynchburg, VA and was later ordered to report to General McCullough at Ft. Smith Arkansas. He was announced as Chief Commissary of the Western Department on September of 1861 under the command of Albert Sidney Johnston. He was then appointed Major in the Commissary Dept. on November 1861 from the State of Tennessee, remaining in General Johnston's Command. Official Records of the War of Rebellion indicate that he was captured at Ft. Donelson while serving on the staff of General Buckner and imprisoned at Ft. Warren, N.Y., and later exchanged. His service records indicate that in July 1862, he was depot Commissary at Gainesville, AL, and on March 16th 1863 he was ordered to Grenada, MS. He was later stationed in Gainesville, Alabama in September of 1863 and still later in Enterprise, MS. He was surrendered by Lt. Gen. Robert Taylor and was paroled at Gainesville, AL on May 13th, 1865.
Jackson married Lucy Reavis, daughter of the prominent Judge Turner Reavis, of Gainesville, Alabama after a brief wartime courtship. After the War he remained in Gainesville as a merchant and a farmer.
He entered West Point at the age of 20 and graduated in 1848 ranked 25th in his class of 38. Following his graduation from West Point on July 1st 1848, he was appointed as Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, attached to the 4th Regiment, U. S. Artillery. Around October of that year, he was transferred to the 5th U. S. Infantry and after a short time joined this regiment at East Pascagoula, Mississippi. In early 1849 he was promoted to 1st Lt. and assigned to the 8th Infantry on the frontiers of Texas and New Mexico.
He remained with this regiment for several years. In September 1855, while stationed at San Antonio, Jackson received a letter of commendation for assistance rendered to the "Boundary Commission" of the Dept. of the Interior. A roster of the 8th Infantry in 1855 lists many fellow officers who later would fight with him for the South including Major James Longstreet. In the fall of 1857 he was assigned as Assistant Instructor in Infantry Tactics at West Point, and in early 1858 he was relieved of this duty at his own request and assigned to the general recruiting service of the Army. He rejoined the 8th Infantry at Ft. Bliss Texas in the Fall of 1859.
In March 1861, he applied by letter to the Commissioners of the State of South Carolina for military service with the State of South Carolina. His resignation from the Regular Army was accepted by the Adjutant General on May 16th to take effect April 1st 1861. Jackson was appointed Captain of Infantry, CSA, from the State of SC on May 1st 1861. On June 1st he was ordered to Lynchburg, VA and was later ordered to report to General McCullough at Ft. Smith Arkansas. He was announced as Chief Commissary of the Western Department on September of 1861 under the command of Albert Sidney Johnston. He was then appointed Major in the Commissary Dept. on November 1861 from the State of Tennessee, remaining in General Johnston's Command. Official Records of the War of Rebellion indicate that he was captured at Ft. Donelson while serving on the staff of General Buckner and imprisoned at Ft. Warren, N.Y., and later exchanged. His service records indicate that in July 1862, he was depot Commissary at Gainesville, AL, and on March 16th 1863 he was ordered to Grenada, MS. He was later stationed in Gainesville, Alabama in September of 1863 and still later in Enterprise, MS. He was surrendered by Lt. Gen. Robert Taylor and was paroled at Gainesville, AL on May 13th, 1865.
Jackson married Lucy Reavis, daughter of the prominent Judge Turner Reavis, of Gainesville, Alabama after a brief wartime courtship. After the War he remained in Gainesville as a merchant and a farmer.
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