Nathaniel James Jackson
Born: July 28, 1818
Birthplace: Newburyport, Massachusetts
Father: Nathaniel Jackson 1775 – 1863
Mother: Johanna Todd 1792 – 1856
Wife: Julia A. Longley 1831 – 1885
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Massachusetts)
Children:
Charles E. Jackson 1849 – 1935
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Massachusetts)
George A. Jackson 1851 – 1925
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Massachusetts)
Occupation before War:
Superintendent of Hill Mill in Lewiston, Maine
Served in the Maine State Militia
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel of 1st Maine Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 5th Maine Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Virginia Peninsula Campaign
1862: Wounded in the right elbow at Battle of Gaines Mill
1862: Served in the Battle of Crampton’s Gap and Antietam
1862: Wounded in the knee at Battle of Crampton’s Gap
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1862: Stationed at Harper’s Ferry during Battle of Fredericksburg
1863: Wounded in Spotsylvania County when his horse slipped
1863: Commander of Draft Depot on Rikers Island and Hart’s Island
1864: Division Commander during Sherman’s March to the Sea
1865: Division Commander at Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina
1865: Brevetted Major General for Gallantry at Gaines Mill, Virginia
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on August 24th
Occupation after War:
Coal Mine Operator
1891 – 1892: Suffered from the effects of a Stroke
Died: April 21, 1892
Place of Death: Jamestown, New York
Cause of Death: Cerebral hemorrhage
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Massachusetts
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