Franklin Stillman Nickerson
Born: August 27, 1826
Birthplace: Swanville, Maine
Father: Seth Nickerson 1780 – 1865
Mother: Mary Polly Haynes 1785 – 1880
Wife: Augusta Ann Pitcher 1833 – 1913
Children:
Ella Sarah Nickerson 1850 – 1853
Fanny Louise Nickerson 1855 – 1856
Nettie May Nickerson 1861 – 1885
William Pitcher Nickerson 1862 – 1942
Jean Paul Nickerson 1865 – 1927
Frank Curran Nickerson 1869 – 1893
Sarah “Sally” Pitcher Nickerson 1872 – 1928
Education:
Attended East Corinth Academy
Occupation before War:
Official with United States Customs Service
Civil War Career:
1861: Major of 4th Maine Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1861: Lt. Colonel of 4th Maine Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 14th Maine Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Battle of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1863: Served in the Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana
1864: Brigade Commander in the Red River Campaign
1864 – 1865: Union Army Commander, Defenses of New Orleans
1865: Resigned from the Union Army in May
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1905: Attorney in Boston, Massachusetts
Died: January 23, 1917
Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts
Cause of Death: Acute bronchitis and chronic valvular heart disease
Age at time of Death: 90 years old
Burial Place: Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
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