John J. Kennedy Military person

John Joseph Kennedy (1813–1880) was a Scotch-Irish American lawyer and sheriff of Harrison County, Texas that helped end the Regulator-Moderator War in East Texas. He was an artillery officer in the United States Army and a cavalry captain for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Kennedy was also a Freemason and member of Marshall Lodge #22.

Personal facts

John J. Kennedy
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1814
Birth place
South Carolina , Ireland
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1880
Place of death
Hallsville Texas
Resting place
Hallsville Texas

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Military person

military operations
American Civil War
Black Hawk War
Regulator–Moderator War
Second Seminole War
military branch
Texian Army
military command
17th Texas Cavalry
Company K Clough Rangers
service start1832
service end1832

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