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Richard Henry Jackson

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Richard Henry Jackson

Birth
Kinnegad, County Westmeath, Ireland
Death
28 Nov 1892 (aged 62)
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Burial
West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot
Section XXIX, Row B, Grave 025
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Civil War Union Brigadier General. Participated in the Siege of Petersburg as Chief of Artillery for the Army of the James' X Corps, and directed a division of Black troops in the XXV Corps during the final months of the war. He had enlisted in the Regular Army as a Private in 1851 and was appointed Brigadier General only 14 years afterwards.
Civil War Union Brigadier General. Participated in the Siege of Petersburg as Chief of Artillery for the Army of the James' X Corps, and directed a division of Black troops in the XXV Corps during the final months of the war. He had enlisted in the Regular Army as a Private in 1851 and was appointed Brigadier General only 14 years afterwards.

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  • Added: Oct 11, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12929/richard_henry-jackson: accessed ), memorial page for Richard Henry Jackson (14 Jul 1830–28 Nov 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12929, citing United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.