John Atkins

John DeWitt Clinton Atkins (June 4, 1825 – June 2, 1908) was an American politician and a member of both the United States House of Representatives and Confederate Congress from Tennessee.

John Atkins in The Guns of the South
John Atkins (1825-1868) was President-elect Lee's nominee for the office of Postmaster General. Atkins did not live to be confirmed for the appointment, as he was gunned down by the Rivington Men during the Richmond Massacre on March 4, 1868.