Person:George Nixon (16)

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George Nixon
b.1821
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Name George Nixon
Gender Male
Birth[2] 1821
Marriage 10 Jan 1843 South Strabane, Washington, Pennsylvania, United Statesto Margaret Trimmer
Death[1] 10 Jul 1863 Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Alt Death[2] 14 Jul 1863 Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Burial[1][3] Soldiers National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

A member of Company B, 73rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he was wounded on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg and died several days later.

His widow received a pension (certificate 26979), as did his minor children (certificate 84443). 4

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ancestors of Pres. Richard Milhous Nixon.
  3. Gettysburg National Military Park: The National Cemetery.
  4.   United States. Veterans Administration. Organization index to pension files of veterans who served between 1861 and 1900- [1917]. (Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, 1949).