Nelson, William

Life Span
to
Full name
William Nelson
Place of Birth
Maysville, KY
Burial Place
Maysville, KY
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Slave State
Occupation
Military
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
Union Army
Date Event
In eastern Kentucky, Union forces drive back an attempted Confederate ambush at Ivy Mountain
Union forces occupy Pikesville, Kentucky having driven Confederate forces from eastern Kentucky
In Tennessee, Confederate forces evacuate Nashville, the state capital
In Tennessee, Nashville becomes the first Confederate capital to fall to the Union
Massed Confederate forces attack the Union's Army of the Tennessee at Pittsburg Landing
At Pittsburg Landing, Union reinforcements turn the tide on the second day of the Battle of Shiloh
Date Title
Gen. William Nelson's Proclamation and Offer of Amnesty in Kentucky, October 17, 1861
Proclamation of Brigadier-General Nelson to his Troops, Pikesville, Kentucky, November 10, 1861
How to Cite This Page: "Nelson, William," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/6308.