Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Zollicoffer family. Papers, 1914 - 1957. .33 cu. ft.
Call No.
Mss. A Z86 1-2
Content
The collection contains biographical and genealogical information related to General Felix Kirk Zollicoffer and his family as well as detailed accounts of the Confederate General's death during the Battle of Mill Springs. A letter from E. C. Warfel to L. D Jackson, dated 16 October 1923, contains a button taken from Gen. Zollicoffer's uniform on the day he was killed. In the letter, Jackson describes the circumstances of Zollicoffer's death and gives information on the union solider J. P. Coyle who removed the button and gave it to Warfel in 1911. The button was transferred to the Filson museum.