To: KYF Subject: Jackson.John.Davis.1834.Boyle.BIOS John Davis Jackson December 12 1834 - December 8 1875 Boyle County KyArchives Biography Author: Centre College Alumni, Published 1890 John Davis Jackson. Son of John and Margaret (Spears) Jackson. Born December 12, 1834, in Danville, KY. Prepared for college at Danville. Became a student in Centre College in 1850, and on leaving college he took up the study of medicine, pursuing it at Louisville and the University of Pennsylvania. Commenced the practice at Danville in 1857. Having taken the Southern side of the contest between the States, he offered his services to the Confederacy, and September 29, 1862, was commissioned Surgeon in the Southern army, with which he was constantly on duty until the surrender at Appomattox. During the first two years he was with the "Army of the Tennessee;" the remainder of his service was with the "Army of Northern Virginia." For the greater part of the time he was Division Surgeon, attached to general Bushrod Johnson's Corps. Died December 8, 1875, at Danville, of consumption, after a long and painful illness. Dr. Jackson was a member of the State Medical Society. Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404 Additional Comments: 1854 Graduate This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/