Oscar L. Jackson | |
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.jpg) From 1922'sThe Colonel's Diary: Journals Kept Before and During the Civil War | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's24th district | |
| In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | George Van Eman Lawrence |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Warren Ray |
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| Born | (1840-09-02)September 2, 1840 |
| Died | February 16, 1920(1920-02-16) (aged 79) |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Oscar Lawrence Jackson (September 2, 1840 – February 16, 1920) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania and the commander of anOhioinfantryregiment in theUnion Army during theAmerican Civil War.
Oscar L. Jackson was born inShenango Township, Pennsylvania to Samuel Stewart and Nancy (Mitchell) Jackson. He attended the common schools, Tansy Hill Select School, and Darlington Academy. He later taught school inHocking County, Ohio.
During the Civil War, Jackson served as an officer in theUnion Army from 1861 to 1865. He entered the service as the captain of Company H of theSixty-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and later received promotions of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel bybrevet after the war. He was shot in the face by aConfederate soldier with aSquirrel Rifle and left for dead in the 2nd Battle of Corinth.
After the war, Jackson studied law, wasadmitted to the bar in 1867, and commenced practice inNew Castle, Pennsylvania. He served as district attorney from 1868 to 1871. He was a member of the commission to codify laws and devise a plan for the government of cities of Pennsylvania in 1877 and 1878.He published a book The fiery trail : a Union officer's account of Sherman's last campaigns.
Jackson was elected as a Republican to theForty-ninth andFiftieth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in1888. He resumed the practice of law in New Castle and was a delegate to the1896 Republican National Convention.
Oscar L. Jackson died in New Castle in 1920. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery.
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