Jack Hinson The Civil War Sniper

Before the Civil War Jack Hinson or "Old Jack" was born in 1807 and was a slave owner in Kentucky and was neutrally during most of the war and even had general Ulysses S. Grant into his house when Grant was on a raid of the area.
== Civil War ==
During the war The Battle of Fort Henry happened very close to his farmstead, despite this he was still mutual until two of his sons were mistaken as Confederates murdering them and placing there heads on the fence outside of Jacks house soon after his house would be burned to the ground. Jack later decided to buy a custom made 50. caliber Kentucky long rifle and used it to assassinate a Union officer and a Union sergeant who put there heads on his fence. He would later go on to assassinate Union officers because he thought it would effect them the most, he is credited to have killed up to 100 union soldiers.
== death and legacy ==
Jack later retired after the war and died in 1874 of Meningitis at the age of 66 he would later have a book written about him called "Jack Hinson's one man war." in 2009.