Franklin S. Nickerson
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Franklin S. Nickerson | |
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4th Maine Volunteer Infantry | |
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Franklin Stillman NickersonUnion general during the American Civil War. He primarily served in the Department of the Gulf.
Biography
Nickerson was born in Swanville, Maine in 1826. He graduated from the East Corinth Academy in Maine and practiced law. He worked as a U.S. Customs agent prior to the Civil War.
In 1861 Nickerson joined the 4th Maine Volunteer Regiment as a major. He fought at the
Oliver O. Howard. He became lieutenant colonel, then colonel of the 14th Maine Volunteer Regiment and was sent to Louisiana. He fought in the Battle of Baton Rouge and was subsequently promoted to brigadier general of volunteers on November 29, 1862.[2]
General Nickerson took command of the 3rd Brigade in General
Red River Campaign
. In July 1864 he was placed in command of the Defenses of New Orleans and resigned in May 1865.
After the war Nickerson resumed his law practice. He died in Boston, Massachusetts in 1917.
See also
References
- ^ Middle name was either "Stillman" or "Stebin" Eicher p. 406
- ^ Eicher p.407
- ^ Brig. Gen. Nickerson
- Eicher, John H., and ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- Franklin S. Nickerson at Find a Grave