John Jackson Dickison [SEP] conflict
John Jackson Dickison
John Jackson Dickison, known as J. J. Dickison (March 27, 1816 – August 20, 1902), was an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Dickison is mostly remembered as being the person who led the attack which resulted in the capture of the Union warship in the "Battle of Horse Landing". This was one of the few instances in which a Union warship was captured by land-based Confederate forces during the Civil War and the only known incident in U.S.
Famous Confederate colonels
- Lloyd J. Beall - former army officer who served as Commandant of the Confederate States Marine Corps.
- John Jackson Dickison – led the Confederate forces which captured the , in the only known incident in North American history where a cavalry unit sank an enemy gunboat.
- Ambrosio José Gonzales – Cuban revolutionary who advocated for the U.S. annexation of Cuba before serving in the Confederacy.
- John S. Mosby - Confederate irregular cavalry leader who was known for his innovation of partisan tactics and unconventional warfare.