"1883Z"^^ . . "1883-10-24Z"^^ . "1835Z"^^ . "Nolan, Nicholas M."@en . . . "Nolan, Nicolas Merritt"@en . . "Nicholas M. Nolan"@en . "1835-03-10Z"^^ . "1852Z"^^ . . . . "United States Army officer" . "1852Z"^^ . . . "Nicholas Merritt Nolan (March 10, 1835 \u2013 October 24, 1883) was a United States Army major. He began his military career on December 9, 1852 as an artilleryman, and subsequently served in the 2nd Dragoons. He started as a private and rose through the ranks becoming a First Sergeant. He was commissioned an officer in late 1862 in the Regular Army while serving with the 6th U.S. Cavalry Regiment during the American Civil War."@en . .