Nicholson, John P. (John Page), 1842-
Variant namesArmy officer and editor. Died 1922.
From the description of Letter of John P. Nicholson, 1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454719
John Page Nicholson (1842-1921), Civil War veteran and collector. In 1861-1865, he served as regimental quartermaster with the 28th Pennsylvania Infantry regiment. After the war, he returned to Philadelphia and started collecting books and manuscripts on the Civil War. He also translated and edited two volumes of Comte de Paris' History of the Civil War in America. From 1885 to 1922, he served as recorder in chief of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, and was Secretary of the Board of Commissioners of Gettysburg Monument.
From the description of John Page Nicholson papers and Civil War collection, 1861-1921. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228735827
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| associatedWith | Boynton, Henry Van Ness, fl. 1835- | person |
| associatedWith | Fairmount Park Art Association. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gettysburg Battlefield Commission | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gettysburg National Military Park Commission | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Gettysburg National Military Park Commission. Office of the Commissioners. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gettysburg National Military Park (Pa.) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, collector. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Pennsylvania Commandery. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Paris, Louis-Philippe-Albert d'Orléans, comte de, 1838-1894. | person |
| associatedWith | Rogers, Henry Munroe, 1839-1937 | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 28th (1861-1865) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905. | person |
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| Manuscripts, American |
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| Army officers |
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Person
Birth 1842
French,
English
