John McNeil Jr.

John McNeil Jr.
Portrait on display at the New Hampshire State House. Painted by Henry Willard, and donated by McNeil's daughters
Born	(1784-03-25)March 25, 1784 Hillsborough, New Hampshire, US
Died	February 23, 1850(1850-02-23) (aged 65) Washington, D.C., US
Place of burial	Congressional Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1807–1830
Rank	Colonel Brevet Brigadier General
Unit	11th U.S. Infantry 1st U.S. Infantry
Commands	1st U.S. Infantry
Battles/wars	War of 1812 Battle of Crysler's Farm Second Battle of Lacolle Mills Raid on Port Dover Capture of Fort Erie Battle of Chippewa Battle of Lundy's Lane
Relations	Benjamin Pierce (father in law) Franklin Pierce (brother in law) Benjamin Kendrick Pierce (brother in law)
Other work	Surveyor of the Port of Boston

John McNeil Jr. (March 25, 1784 – February 23, 1850) was an officer in the United States Army. He distinguished himself in leading the bayonet charge which secured victory in the Battle of Chippewa. For his conduct in this battle, and in that of the Battle of Bridgewater, where he was severely wounded, he was successively brevetted as lieutenant colonel and colonel.^[1][2] In 1824 he received the brevet rank of brigadier general in recognition of his superior service as a brevet colonel for 10 years. He later received appointment as Surveyor of the Port of Boston, a post he held from 1830 to 1841. The husband of Elizabeth Andrews Pierce, son-in-law of Governor Benjamin Pierce, and brother-in-law of President Franklin Pierce, after retiring McNeil lived at the Pierce family home in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. He died in Washington, D.C., on February 23, 1850, and was buried at Congressional Cemetery in Washington.