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According to the inscription, this watch was presented to Lt. Colonel Thomas J. Jackson sometime after the Battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 12, 1864. Jackson served with the 11th US Colored Infantry Regiment, known as the 7th US Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment at the time. During the Battle of Fort Pillow or "Fort Pillow Massacre," many colored troops were killed and Jackson received a severe head wound. After recovery, he returned to combat in the Civil War only to be taken prisoner of war on two occasions. Jackson moved to Newton, Kansas in 1885 and served in the Kansas Legislature.
Creator: American Watch Company
Date: between 1861 and 1885
Item Number: 221684
Call Number: 1950.4.0
KSHS Identifier: 1950.4.0
Collections - Museum
Date - 1861-1869
Military - Wars - Civil War
Military - Wars - Civil War - Other States Units - 11th US Colored Infantry Regiment
Military - Wars - Civil War - Other States Units - 7th US Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Timekeeping - Watch, Pocket
Places - Cities and towns - Newton
Places - Counties - Harvey
Places - Other States - Tennessee
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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