The
Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers
Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of 
James Knox Polk Blackburn
February 20, 1837 - July 6, 1923
Born in Lynnville, Maury County, TN on Feb. 20, 1837.
Emigrated with family to TX in fall 1856.
Taught school in Fayette County, TX.
Taught school in Gonzales County, TX.
Attended the Alma Institute in Lavaca County, TX, where he was in 1861.
Joined with Ben McCulloch's force that compelled Twiggs to surrender in San
Antonio, TX.
Enlisted in Lavaca County during August 1861.
Mustered into Company F at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Contracted measles and sent to Hospital in Nashville.
Given a saber by J. H. Morgan for his valuable
service during a scout at Murfreesboro.
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant, July 1862.
Took Command of Company F in April 1863.
Suffered gunshot wounds through both thighs while leading a charge at Farmington,
TN on October 6, 1863.
Captured and paroled for hospitalization.
Recovererd in TN, where he met Matty Laird.
Returned to the Rangers in February 1865 but not exchanged until the end of
the war.
Settled in Giles County, TN following the war.
Married Mary "Mackie" McMillan Laird on February 10, 1867 in Giles
County, TN.
Elected a member of the TN House of Representatives in 1885.
Wife Mary Blackburn died in June 1901.
Elected a member of the TN State Senate in 1908.
Published "Remeniscences of the Terry Rangers" in Southwestern
Historical Quarterly in 1918, which was republished as a book in 1919.
Died in Lynnville, TN on July 6, 1923.
Buried in the Lynnwood Cemetery, Lynnville, Giles County, TN.
Second cousin to E. A. Herndon, Co. B, J. C. Herndon, Co. B, & C. W. Herndon, Co. B.
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| R. F. Bunting Letter,
dated October 20, 1863 "Reminiscences of the Terry Rangers" by JKP Blackburn "31st Ranger Reunion in Nashville, TN," Confederate Veteran, November 1897, p. 118 "Terry's Texas Rangers," Confederate Veteran, May 1902, p. 208. (Reunion) Texans Who Wore the Gray: J. K. P. Blackburn "Muster Roll of Company F, Eighth Texas," Confederate Veteran, December 1911, p. 574 "The Last Roll: JKP Blackburn," Confederate Veteran, November 1923, p. 426 (offsite) Handbook of Texas Online, "Blackburn, James Knox Polk" (offsite) Giles County, TN - Obituary "Capt. Blackburn" |
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Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis. Johnson, Sidney S. Texans Who Wore the Gray. Tyler, Texas, 1907. |
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(offsite) 1850 US Census, TN, Giles County, District 15, page
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