Felix Zollicoffer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Felix Zollicoffer

Confederate Army general and American politician

Date of Birth: 19-May-1812

Place of Birth: Maury County, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 19-Jan-1862

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Felix Kirk Zollicoffer (May 19, 1812 – January 19, 1862) was a newspaperman, three-term United States Congressman from Tennessee, officer in the United States Army, and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War.
He led the first Confederate invasion of eastern Kentucky and was killed in action at the Battle of Mill Springs.
Zollicoffer was the first Confederate general to die in the Western Theater.