Jackson, William A., active 1861-1862
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- Jackson, W. (William) active 1861-1862
- Jackson, William, active 1861-1862
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1861?
- Affiliation End: 1862
- Organization: United States. War Department
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1861?
- Affiliation End: 1862
- Organization: United States. Army
Associated Locale
- United States
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Secret service
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Sources
- found: Jeff. Davis's coachman, Mr. William A. Jackson, who reached this city a few days ago, will give his experience while in the services of the notorious rebel, 1862:broadside (William A. Jackson)
- found: OCLC, June 18, 2014(access point: Jackson, W. (William))
- found: Sifakis, Steven. Who was who in the Civil War, 1988:page 338 (Jackson, William A. (?-?) one of the most highly placed of all Union spies, Jackson was a black man serving as the personal coachman of Jefferson Davis who relayed military and diplomatic plans of the Confederacy on to the Union authorities)
- found: Starr, Barbara and Bill Mears, via CNN.com. Slave in Jefferson Davis' home gave Union key secrets, June 18, 2014(William Jackson was Davis' house servant and personal coachman; also a spy for the Union Army. Jackson's espionage is mentioned in a letter from a general to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton as the source of information about Confederate deployments. After the war, he disappeared from the historical record)
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Change Notes
- 2014-07-14: new
- 2014-08-15: revised
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