Jacob Nix (1822)

Captain

Jacob Nix
Captain; Jacob Nix
Born	July 17, 1822; Bingen am Rhein
Died	January 13, 1897 (aged 74); New Ulm, Minnesota, U.S.
Buried	New Ulm City Cemetery, New Ulm, Minnesota, U.S.
Allegiance	Palatine Rebel Army; United States of America;
Branch	Freischar; Militia; Union Army;
Service years	1848-1849; 1862-1864;
Rank	Captain
Unit	1st Minnesota Cavalry Regiment. 2nd Minnesota Cavalry Regiment.; ;
Commands	Company L 1st Minnesota Cavalry Regiment. Company G 2nd Minnesota Cavalry Regiment.; ;
Conflicts	Baden Revolution Palatine Uprising Battle of Kirchheimbolanden; ; ; Dakota War of 1862 Battles of New Ulm; ; Sioux Wars Battle of Big Mound; Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake; Battle of Stony Lake; Battle of Killdeer Mountain; Battle of the Badlands; ;
Spouse	Margaretha Schneider
Children	Robert Peter Andrew Nix; William Nix; Amalie Nix; Emmy M. Nix;

Jacob Nix (July 17, 1822 - January 13, 1897) was a German revolutionary, German Turner, assessor, and municipal clerk of the city of New Ulm, Minnesota. Nix was one of the commanders of the militia forces alongside Charles Eugene Flandrau during the Battles of New Ulm during the Dakota War of 1862 where he was severely wounded.