I read an account by a friend of Mr. Jackson that paints a clearer picture of events.

Mr Jackson's body was pinned to the floor of the house with a bayonet and no one was allowed to remove it for five hours. They even robbed the corpse.

" Life of James W. Jackson"

http://www.archive.org/stream/lifeofjameswjack00rich#page/n0/mode/2up

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David Upton