Jack Helm fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War, but worked as a lawman for the Union during Reconstruction.
13 Facts About Jack Helm
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John Jackson Helm was born in Missouri in 1837, the son of George Washington Helm and Ruth Mayo [] Helm.
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Jack Helm fought briefly for the Confederacy during the Civil War, enlisting in 1861 as a private with Company G, Texas Cavalry, CSA.
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Jack Helm deserted in April 1864, and soon went to work for rancher "Shanghai" Pierce rousting cattle.
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In June 1869, Helm was appointed a 'special officer' by Colonel Joseph J Reynolds to assist Capt.
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Jack Helm now found himself aligned with the Union-backed Sutton faction.
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Jack Helm was sworn as a Goliad County deputy sheriff, based out of Middletown at this time.
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Jack Helm had by now developed a reputation for bringing in wanted men more often dead than alive.
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On July 1,1870, Jack Helm joined the Texas State Police.
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Jack Helm had recently moved to the area, and in order to perfect a cotton-worm destroyer machine which he had invented, he often spent time in town, staying at McCracken's boarding house while he worked on his invention at Bland's Blacksmith Shop.
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Jack Helm found himself unarmed except for a bowie knife when confronted by Hardin, having developed the habit of leaving his guns in his room while working on his invention.
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Jack Helm rushed Taylor, but Hardin shattered Jack Helm's arm with a shotgun blast.
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Jack Helm was buried in a shallow grave in the McCracken Family Cemetery in rural Gonzales County.