Richard Henry Jackson was a native of Ireland, born at
Kinnegad, Westmeath County, on July 14, 1830. He came to the United States with his parents when he was a boy. On December 12, 1851 he enlisted in the
4th Regiment of Artillery of the United States Army as a private. At the outbreak of the American Civil War he had risen to the grade of first lieutenant and in February 1862 was promoted to the grade of captain. He was chief of artillery of the
IX Corps of the Union Army for several months in 1864. On January 13, 1866,
President Andrew Johnson nominated Jackson for appointment to the grade of brigadier general of volunteers with an appointment date and date of rank of May 19, 1865 and the
United States Senate confirmed the appointment on February 23, 1866. Also on January 13, 1866, President Johnson nominated Jackson for appointment to the grade of brevet major general of volunteers with a date of rank of November 24, 1865 and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866. On February 1, 1866, Jackson was mustered out of the volunteer service. He did not receive an assignment in that grade. General
O. O. Howard was at once notified by telegraph. It was constructed in 1913 and operational through
World War II. == See also ==