Background
Nicholson, John Page was born on July 4, 1842 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James B. and Adelaide B. Nicholson.
Nicholson, John Page was born on July 4, 1842 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James B. and Adelaide B. Nicholson.
Honorary Master of Arts, Marietta College, 1882. Doctor of Letters, Pennsylvania College, 1888.
Regimental commissary sergeant, August 2, 1861. First lieutenant, July 21, 1862. First lieutenant q.-m., September 10, 1862.
Honorary mustered out, October 10, 1865.
Bvts. for meritorious services and gallantry. Captain, major and lieutenant colonel, March 13, 1865.
Served in and with Army of Western Virginia, Banks’ corporations Armies of Virginia, the Potomac, the Cumberland and Georgia, in many battles from Bolivar, Virginia, Sherman’s march to the sea and through the Carolinas, to the final surrender of the Confederate forces.
Recorder-in-chief Military Order Loyal Legion, since 1885.
Chairman United States Gettysburg National Park Commission. Member G.A.R., Military Service Institution United States, and other military societies. Vice president, trustee Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home, Erie, Pennsylvania Translator and Editor: The History of the Civil War in America (Comte de Paris).
Editor and Compiler: Pennsylvania at Gettysburg, 2 volumes
Home: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Member G.A.R., Military Service Institution United States, and other military societies.