James W. Jackson was an ardent secessionist and the proprietor of the Marshall House

Marshall House (Alexandria, Virginia)

The Marshall House stood on the corner of King Street, and South Pitt Street Alexandria, Virginia.-History:James W. Jackson was killed by Union troops after he shot and killed Col. Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth...

, an inn located in the City of Alexandria

Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...

 during the time of the Civil War. During the capture of Alexandria Jackson used an English-made double-barrel shotgun to kill Col. Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth

Elmer E. Ellsworth

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 as he descended the stairs of the hotel with the Confederate flag he had just removed from the flagpole over the roof. In retaliation, Francis E. Brownell

Francis E. Brownell

Francis Edwin Brownell was a soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor for killing James W. Jackson, murderer of Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth, colonel of the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment...

of Ellsworth's 11th New York Zouave regiment killed Jackson. Both men became martyrs for their respective causes.