Nathaniel J. Jackson

Nathaniel James Jackson
Nathaniel James Jackson
Born(1818-07-28)July 28, 1818
Newburyport, Massachusetts
DiedApril 21, 1892(1892-04-21) (aged 73)
Jamestown, New York
Place of burial
Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Massachusetts
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service18611865
Rank Brigadier General
Brevet Major General
Commands1st Maine Infantry Regiment
5th Maine Infantry Regiment
1st Division, XX Corps
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War

Nathaniel James Jackson (July 28, 1818 April 21, 1892) was an American machinist and soldier. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, in which he was wounded three times. After the war Jackson operated a mine.