John Adams Dix, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Adams Dix

Union Army General

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1798

Place of Birth: Boscawen, New Hampshire, United States

Date of Death: 21-Apr-1879

Profession: lawyer, politician, military officer, diplomat

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About John Adams Dix

  • John Adams Dix (July 24, 1798 – April 21, 1879) was Secretary of the Treasury, Governor of New York and Union major general during the Civil War.
  • He was notable for arresting the pro-Southern Maryland General Assembly, preventing that divided border state from seceding, and for arranging a system for prisoner exchange via the Dix–Hill Cartel, concluded in partnership with Confederate Major General Daniel Harvey Hill.

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