Saturday, July 30, 2011

Thomas Jackson Mitchell

Thomas Jackson "Dead Horse" Mitchell (19 Jul 1836-29 Nov 1917) was the son of Peter Mitchell and Ellen Kilmurry and the husband of Victoria Louraney Henley. He served in Company G of the 3rd Regiment of Mississippi Infantry. His notorious nickname derived from having hidden inside his dead horse when he was trapped on the field of battle as Union troops collected the wounded to be sent to prison camps. He is buried in Mitchell Cemetery, a private family cemetery on part of his original land grant in the Sones Chapel Community. (Photo courtesy Mark Clinton Davis)



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  1. I am proud to be a 3rd great grandson of TJ Mitchell

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