Moses Jackson (January 14, 1822 - November 28, 1895) was a

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officer during the

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and a state legislator in

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. He was accused of being a ringleader of violent

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election activities He served in the state legislature immediately prior to the Civil War, after it, and again after

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ended. He served in the state house and as a state senator for

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. Moses Jackson was born January 14, 1822 in

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. He served in the

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in 1861 and 1863. He fought in the

during the Civil War, and was eventually promoted to lieutenant colonel of the 33rd Mississippi Infantry Regiment. He returned to the state legislature and served in the

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from 1865 to 1867 after the war and again as a state senator in 1877 after Reconstruction for two more terms. Jackson died at his home on November 28, 1895.

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Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives Democratic Party Mississippi state senators Confederate States Army officers People of Mississippi in the American Civil War {{Mississippi-politician-stub 1822 births 1895 deaths People from Wilkinson County, Mississippi

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