Felix Zollicoffer Military person

Felix Kirk Zollicoffer (May 19, 1812 – January 19, 1862) was a newspaperman, three-term United States Congressman from Tennessee, 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.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 19, 1812
Birth place	Maury County Tennessee
Date of death	January 19, 1862
Place of death	Battle of Mill Springs
Resting place	Nashville Tennessee , Tennessee

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military operations	American Civil War Battle of Barbourville Battle of Camp Wildcat Second Seminole War Battle of Mill Springs
service start	1836
service end	1836