William Nelson
Born: December 19, 1808
Birthplace: Yorktown, Virginia
Father: Thomas Nelson 1780 – 1859
(Buried: Fork Episcopal Church Cemetery, Doswell, Virginia)
Mother: Judith Nelson 1782 – 1869
(Buried: Fork Episcopal Church Cemetery, Doswell, Virginia)
Wife: Never Married
Occupation before War:
Farmer in Hanover County, Virginia
1857 – 1858: Virginia State Representative
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Captain of Hanover Virginia Light Artillery
1862 – 1863: Major of Confederate Army Artillery
1863 – 1865: Lt. Colonel of Confederate Army Artillery
1865: Colonel of Confederate Army Artillery
Commander Artillery Battalion, 2nd Army Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1892: Farmer in Hanover County, Virginia
Died: April 17, 1892
Place of Death: Oakland Plantation, Hanover County, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 83 years old
Burial Place: Fork Episcopal Church, Doswell, Virginia
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