| John J. Kennedy | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | "Colonel" |
| Born | 1813 |
| Died | 1880 (aged 67) |
| Place of death | Hallsville, Texas |
| Buried at | Hallsville, Texas |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America Republic of Texas Confederate States of America |
| Service/branch |
U.S. Army Texan Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service |
1832–36 (USA) 1836-1846 (Republic of Texas) 1861–65 (CSA) |
| Rank |
 First Lieutenant (USA) Captain (CSA) |
| Commands held |
Company K, "Clough Rangers" 17th Texas Cavalry |
| Battles/wars |
Black Hawk War Second Seminole War Regulator-Moderator War American Civil War |
| Other work | Sheriff of Harrison County, Texas |
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.[1]
Biography[]
He served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army under General Abraham Eustis in the Black Hawk War and Second Seminole War. In 1836 he immigrated to the Republic of Texas receiving a 1,240 acre land grant from Anson Jones.[2] He and his brother-in-law, Joseph Upton Fields, ended the Regulator-Moderator War while he was sheriff of Harrison County, Texas.[3] Kennedy was also a Harrison County commissioner.[4] Kennedy ran for the Texas Senate campaigning against the Compromise of 1850. He was initially declared the winner, but then was defeated.[5] According the 1860 United States Census Kennedy owned 21 slaves, making him a planter. He was the captain of Company K, 17th Texas Cavalry, also named Clough Rangers.[6][7]
Notes[]
- ↑ http://www.txgenes.com/TXHarrison/Civic/1857GrandLodge22.htm
- ↑ http://www.glo.texas.gov/
- ↑ Southern Community in Crisis, 161
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=9xhKe6Zc__EC&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80
- ↑ http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth80955/m1/3/zoom/
- ↑ Southern Community in Crisis, 206
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=pg0cicvxX6sC&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=%22clough+rangers%22+civil+war&source=bl&ots=5y6pJOYYZy&sig=PtjUlo7BaK6wuEoXYMxZXC04cWY&hl=en&ei=wfNgTteQF8iCtgftpL0X&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22clough%20rangers%22%20civil%20war&f=false
Sources[]
- B. B. Paddock, History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906
External links[]
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