From Contributor: DeoPatria (46874385)
John B. "Jack" Hutcheson was a teacher in Kentucky when war broke out, and was recruited for the Confederacy. He enlisted 17 Jun 1861 and along with others recruited 104 men. The company was sworn into office for 1 year and Jack was elected First Lieutenant. At the end of the year, he re-enlisted and went with General John Hunt Morgan’s command.
A January 1863 skirmish on the western side of Woodbury, Tennessee pitted Lt. Col. Hutcheson's 2nd Kentucky Cavalry against four Union regiments in Col. William B. Hazen's command. Hutcheson had sworn, "I have on numerous occasions promised the people of Woodbury that no live Yankee should come into that town unless over my dead body, and I am going to keep my promise.” He was killed just after his 24th birthday in Woodbury by a ricochet cannon ball to the head.
Jack was considered a very handsome and graceful officer who was known for his courage. General Basil Duke said “Lt. Col. Hutcheson was, beyond all comparison, the best field officer in Morgan’s division and indeed that I have ever seen."
Jack's other 2 brothers who fought in the war were W. R. and George. Colonel W. R. was wounded and disabled at Shiloh and sent home. He lived until 1895. George was fatally wounded in his right arm at the battle of Chancellorsville and died 3 weeks later on 27 May 1863. According to their sister Mrs. M. A. Ogburn: “After the war, they were brought home by my brother (W.R.) just passed away, and were re-interred in the city cemetery, where now all three, good and true men, loving sons and brothers, sleep side by side with our honored parents in the sight of my home."
John B. "Jack" Hutcheson was a teacher in Kentucky when war broke out, and was recruited for the Confederacy. He enlisted 17 Jun 1861 and along with others recruited 104 men. The company was sworn into office for 1 year and Jack was elected First Lieutenant. At the end of the year, he re-enlisted and went with General John Hunt Morgan’s command.
A January 1863 skirmish on the western side of Woodbury, Tennessee pitted Lt. Col. Hutcheson's 2nd Kentucky Cavalry against four Union regiments in Col. William B. Hazen's command. Hutcheson had sworn, "I have on numerous occasions promised the people of Woodbury that no live Yankee should come into that town unless over my dead body, and I am going to keep my promise.” He was killed just after his 24th birthday in Woodbury by a ricochet cannon ball to the head.
Jack was considered a very handsome and graceful officer who was known for his courage. General Basil Duke said “Lt. Col. Hutcheson was, beyond all comparison, the best field officer in Morgan’s division and indeed that I have ever seen."
Jack's other 2 brothers who fought in the war were W. R. and George. Colonel W. R. was wounded and disabled at Shiloh and sent home. He lived until 1895. George was fatally wounded in his right arm at the battle of Chancellorsville and died 3 weeks later on 27 May 1863. According to their sister Mrs. M. A. Ogburn: “After the war, they were brought home by my brother (W.R.) just passed away, and were re-interred in the city cemetery, where now all three, good and true men, loving sons and brothers, sleep side by side with our honored parents in the sight of my home."
From Contributor: DeoPatria (46874385)
John B. "Jack" Hutcheson was a teacher in Kentucky when war broke out, and was recruited for the Confederacy. He enlisted 17 Jun 1861 and along with others recruited 104 men. The company was sworn into office for 1 year and Jack was elected First Lieutenant. At the end of the year, he re-enlisted and went with General John Hunt Morgan’s command.
A January 1863 skirmish on the western side of Woodbury, Tennessee pitted Lt. Col. Hutcheson's 2nd Kentucky Cavalry against four Union regiments in Col. William B. Hazen's command. Hutcheson had sworn, "I have on numerous occasions promised the people of Woodbury that no live Yankee should come into that town unless over my dead body, and I am going to keep my promise.” He was killed just after his 24th birthday in Woodbury by a ricochet cannon ball to the head.
Jack was considered a very handsome and graceful officer who was known for his courage. General Basil Duke said “Lt. Col. Hutcheson was, beyond all comparison, the best field officer in Morgan’s division and indeed that I have ever seen."
Jack's other 2 brothers who fought in the war were W. R. and George. Colonel W. R. was wounded and disabled at Shiloh and sent home. He lived until 1895. George was fatally wounded in his right arm at the battle of Chancellorsville and died 3 weeks later on 27 May 1863. According to their sister Mrs. M. A. Ogburn: “After the war, they were brought home by my brother (W.R.) just passed away, and were re-interred in the city cemetery, where now all three, good and true men, loving sons and brothers, sleep side by side with our honored parents in the sight of my home."
John B. "Jack" Hutcheson was a teacher in Kentucky when war broke out, and was recruited for the Confederacy. He enlisted 17 Jun 1861 and along with others recruited 104 men. The company was sworn into office for 1 year and Jack was elected First Lieutenant. At the end of the year, he re-enlisted and went with General John Hunt Morgan’s command.
A January 1863 skirmish on the western side of Woodbury, Tennessee pitted Lt. Col. Hutcheson's 2nd Kentucky Cavalry against four Union regiments in Col. William B. Hazen's command. Hutcheson had sworn, "I have on numerous occasions promised the people of Woodbury that no live Yankee should come into that town unless over my dead body, and I am going to keep my promise.” He was killed just after his 24th birthday in Woodbury by a ricochet cannon ball to the head.
Jack was considered a very handsome and graceful officer who was known for his courage. General Basil Duke said “Lt. Col. Hutcheson was, beyond all comparison, the best field officer in Morgan’s division and indeed that I have ever seen."
Jack's other 2 brothers who fought in the war were W. R. and George. Colonel W. R. was wounded and disabled at Shiloh and sent home. He lived until 1895. George was fatally wounded in his right arm at the battle of Chancellorsville and died 3 weeks later on 27 May 1863. According to their sister Mrs. M. A. Ogburn: “After the war, they were brought home by my brother (W.R.) just passed away, and were re-interred in the city cemetery, where now all three, good and true men, loving sons and brothers, sleep side by side with our honored parents in the sight of my home."
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entered the Confederate Army in June 1861, killed at Nashville 1861
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buried here with his 2 brothers, George & WR, that served in the Civil War with him
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