Editor’s Note: This is a ten minute video that gives an overview of the actions of Jack Hinson. When his sons were mercilessly killed, for no real reason, he took action and wreaked havoc on the Yankees. He was a true Man of the West. And yes, most of us here take exception to the term “Civil War,” but we did not make the title.
Video: Jack Hinson, Legendary Civil War Sniper
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An enraged and determined man is a very fearsome and dangerous thing.
It is almost as if the character from Mel Gibson’s The Patriot was partially based on this guy (though I know he was really representing Francis Marion).
My kind of fella.
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