The Military Record of Brigadier General John Nixon of Massachusetts.

The article profiles the military career of general John Nixon from Massachusetts. Nixon aided his father on the family farm in Framingham, Massachusetts before volunteering for a military mission to capture the French fort Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The author notes an alleged incident in which Nixon was nearly executed for desertion. He married Thankful Berry and volunteered for military service during the French and Indian War, where he served under colonel Timothy Ruggles. He commanded minutemen at the Battle of Concord, Massachusetts and was wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill during the U.S. Revolutionary War. He was later promoted to brigadier general.