Newsom Pennell

Newsom Pennell was a second lieutenant with the Second Missouri Cavalry (C.S.), and participated in the Battle of Fort Pillow. After the battle, he gave specific orders to various soldiers, including Jack Jenkins, to cease killing Negro troops. Jenkins, who didn't like Pennell, grudgingly agreed.

As night fell, Pennell decided that the perimeter of the fort needed to be guarded more closely to prevent prisoners from escaping. He assigned Jenkins the task.

Literary Comment
(Newsom) Pennell is the common name of the plant Collinsia austromontana.