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Nichols, William Augustus 1818-1869

Military officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 12, 1818; graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1838. During the war with Mexico he was aide to General Quitman and assistant adjutant-general under General Garland; and was brevetted major in recognition of gallantry at Molino del Rey. He served through the Civil War, and received the brevet of major-general in 1865. Later he was appointed chief of staff and adjutant-general of the department of Missouri. He died in St. Louis, Mo., April 8, 1869.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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