![]() ![]() This all changed one day when two of his other sons headed to the woods to hunt near the Hinson family farm, Bubbling Springs. Perhaps he truly had not picked the Confederate cause to support. Understanding his decision is difficult for us looking through the lense of history, but he was a tobacco farmer who had freed his slaves, all of whom stayed on to work with him on his farm, and he obviously felt that he had a need to stay neutral. Two of his sons joined the Confederate Army, yet he tried to stay cordial to both sides. Many black freedmen, as well as those slaves who had not been granted their freedom, were enslaved by Union forces in this area for cheap labor. With supplies running short, Union soldiers and their leaders took what they needed in the name of their cause. Many residents felt the devastation of Union forces on their crops, supplies, servants and homesteads. This had tactical importance with regard to disabled boats of the gun, troop or supply type, which would float north, back into friendly Union territory. ![]() This area was especially inviting to the Federal Army, for a variety of reasons.įoremost, Johnsonville was a great place to store supplies that could be quickly shuttled upriver to Union forces fighting in southern Tennessee, as well as Georgia. It was the section of high ground separating the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers. I was intrigued that the story had taken place within an hour of where I live, but more than that, the story McKenney weaves is really well written and puts you right in the boots of Hinson as he settles the score. Tom McKenney, USMC, Ret., titled Jack Hinsons One Man War, A Civil War Sniper.įrom the moment I read the dustcover, I couldnt put down the book. ![]() ![]() Dan was excited to tell me a few stories about the area in Tennessee to which I recently moved.Ī few weeks after class, he sent me a book by Lt.Ĭol. It turns out that he portrays a Southern artilleryman when reenacting battles and has a keen understanding of what the South endured during the U.S.Ĭivil War. I was running a shotgun class in New York for a group of LE officers, one of whom was also a Civil War reenactor named Dan Phelps. Anyone who considers himself a red-blooded protector of his family will feel his blood boil when he hears the saga of Captain John Jack Hinson. ![]()
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