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• Jackson, Nathaniel James    b. July 28, 1818  d. April 21, 1892
  Civil War Union Brigadier General. Appointed Colonel and commander of the 1st Maine Militia regiment at the outbreak of the war. Commanded his unit, which had a 3 month enlistment, during the Battle of First Bull Run, where it was held in reserve and saw no action. In September 1861 he was appointed to command the 5th Maine Volunteer Infantry, which he led in the 1862 Peninsular Campaign. At the June 27,1862 Battle of Gaines Mill, he was severely wounded. He returned to action at the Battles of...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Landi, Elissa    b. December 6, 1904  d. October 21, 1948
  Actress. Born Elizabeth Marie Christine Kuhnelt, she was believed by some to be a descendant of Austria's Emperor Franz Joseph. She began her acting career with small theater companies, later making her debut on the London stage in "The Storm." Her first film was "London" in 1926, and she continued working in British films until she came to New York to star in "A Farewell to Arms" on Broadway. This led to a film contract with Fox in 1931, and later with MGM in 1936, although she was assigned...[Read More] (Bio by: Jennifer M.)
  Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• McKay, Donald    b. September 4, 1810  d. September 20, 1880
  Businessman. In 1844 he founded a shipyard in Boston that produced many of the United States' largest and most famous clipper ships. One of the ships he built, the SS Flying Cloud, sailed from New York City to San Francisco (going around South America's Cape Horn) in a then-record 89 days. During the Civil War his shipyard produced ironclad warships for the Union. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Nelson, Jeremiah  b. September 14, 1769  d. October 2, 1838
  US Congressman. Elected to represent MA in the House of Representatives in three separate terms. First represented the 3rd District, serving from 1805 to 1807. Elected again in 1815 to represent 2 different MA Districts, serving from 1815 to 1825 (3rd District from 1815 to 1817, 4th District from 1817 to 1825). Lastly, elected to again represent the 3rd District, serving from 1831 to 1833. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Parton, James   b. December 10, 1912  d. April 20, 2001
  Journalist, Historian. Founder of American Heritage magazine. He was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, and served as historian for the Eight Air Force. Founded American Heritage in 1954 and served as its publisher and president. (Bio by: Bob on Gallows Hill)
  Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Stone, Eben Francis    b. August 3, 1822  d. January 22, 1895
  Civil War Union Army Officer, US Congressman. He served in the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 48th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, which he led in General Nathaniel Banks' 1863 campaign in Louisiana and in the siege operations that forced the capitulation of Port Hudson, Mississippi. He was elected as a Republican to represent two different Massachusetts Congressional Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1881 to 1887, first representing the 6th...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Wheelwright, William    b. March 18, 1798  d. September 26, 1873
  American promoter and entrepreneur. The son of a seafaring trading family, he pioneered the first railroads and steamship companies in South America. The first railroad was the 51-mile route from Caldera to Copiapó in Chile, constructed between 1849 and 1852. When Chilean officials showed no interest in extending the railroad over the Andes into Argentina, Wheelwright moved to that country and with British financial backing built the Argentine Central Railroad between Rosario and Córdoba...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob on Gallows Hill)
  Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
   
• Woodbury, George T.    b. July 25, 1832  d. December 8, 1897
  Civil War Union Army Officer. Entered the Civil War as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st New Jersey Militia regiment, which was raised in April 1861 to serve only three-months. He was soon appointed as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st New Jersey Light Artillery, Battery B under Captain John Beam. When his commander was killed in action at the Battle of Malvern Hill, he was advanced to 1st Lieutenant and second-in-command of the battery. In August 1863 he was appointed as Captain and commander of the 1st...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
   

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