After the WBTS he "hid in plain sight" and ended up dying of, what was then, old age. He made some relatively (for the day) long distance kills of Yankees and did it all with iron sights and old eyes.big 54r wrote:I may try this book out, even though it is about a "rebel"...
the history and circumstances about this man's crisis and will of action seem interesting.
actually what's interesting to me is he never gets caught.
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You're welcome. I teach History at LeTourneau Univ. (Houston branch) and stumbled upon this monograph while doing research on something else. It just goes to demonstrate that there are tidbits of information concerning the WBTS that are still out there - waiting to be discovered.
The book was written by a retired Marine Lt. Col. whose curiosity was piqued by a roadside sign many years ago. Subsequent to his retirement, he finally had the time to engage in proper historical research. The result of which was this book.
The book was written by a retired Marine Lt. Col. whose curiosity was piqued by a roadside sign many years ago. Subsequent to his retirement, he finally had the time to engage in proper historical research. The result of which was this book.
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Jack Hinson's One Man War
"Jack Hinson's One Man War". Author: Tom C. McKenney. Pelican Publishing Co. ISBN: 978-1-58980-640-5.
Jack Hinson was focused on family life when the War Between the States started to advance on the Kentucky-Tennessee border area where he lived. He was neutral; friend to both Confederate and Union generals. In 1862, Hinson's way of life changed.
Union patrols moved in on his land and captured two of his sons, accused them of being Bushwhackers and executed them on the roadside. The soldiers then decapitated the Hinson boys and placed their heads on the gateposts of the family estate. Hinson, nearly 60 at the time and without formal military training, then became a deadly threat to the Union forces. As a self-appointed Confederate sinper, he single-handedly brought down an armed Union transport and served as a scout for Nathan Bedford Forrest. Hinson had ended the war with around one hundred kills of Union soldiers, sailors and Marines. He recorded the confirmed deaths on the barrel of his rifle.
Hinson evaded all capture.
It's a true story and a very good read.
Jack Hinson was focused on family life when the War Between the States started to advance on the Kentucky-Tennessee border area where he lived. He was neutral; friend to both Confederate and Union generals. In 1862, Hinson's way of life changed.
Union patrols moved in on his land and captured two of his sons, accused them of being Bushwhackers and executed them on the roadside. The soldiers then decapitated the Hinson boys and placed their heads on the gateposts of the family estate. Hinson, nearly 60 at the time and without formal military training, then became a deadly threat to the Union forces. As a self-appointed Confederate sinper, he single-handedly brought down an armed Union transport and served as a scout for Nathan Bedford Forrest. Hinson had ended the war with around one hundred kills of Union soldiers, sailors and Marines. He recorded the confirmed deaths on the barrel of his rifle.
Hinson evaded all capture.
It's a true story and a very good read.