United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Henry, Susan Copeland2003-04-02Encyclopedia article about Henry Rootes Jackson. Achieving the rank of major general in the Georgia militia during the Civil War (1861-65), Henry Rootes Jackson is best known for organizing and commanding state troops during the Atlanta campaign. He was born on June 24, 1820, in Athens to Martha J. Rootes and Henry Jackson. Tutored by his father, a professor at the University of Georgia, Jackson entered Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and graduated with honors in 1839. Jackson then returned to Georgia and studied law. He passed the bar in Columbus in 1840, moved to Savannah to practice law, and was appointed a U.S. district attorney of Georgia before his twenty-fourth birthday. In January 1843 he married Cornelia Augusta Davenport, and they had four children before Cornelia died in 1853. In 1850 Jackson published a volume of his poetry, Tallulah and Other Poems. The editor and literary critic Evert A. Duyckinck described the poetry as "spirited and manly" and "of a patriotic interest."GSE identifier: SS8H5text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Jackson, Henry R. (Henry Rootes), 1820-1898United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Confederate States of America--History, MilitaryConfederate States of America--Armed Forces--OfficersUnited States--Armed Forces--OfficersGenerals--GeorgiaLawyers--Georgia--SavannahJudges--Georgia--SavannahDiplomats--United StatesHenry Rootes Jackson (1820-1898)Text