Life span: 09/27/1824 to 09/29/1862TabsLife SummaryFull name: William NelsonPlace of Birth: Maysville, KYBurial Place: Maysville, KYBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Slave StateOccupation: MilitaryMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 11/08/1861 11/08/1861 In eastern Kentucky, Union forces drive back an attempted Confederate ambush at Ivy Mountain 11/09/1861 11/09/1861 Union forces occupy Pikesville, Kentucky having driven Confederate forces from eastern Kentucky 02/23/1862 02/23/1862 In Tennessee, Confederate forces evacuate Nashville, the state capital 02/25/1862 02/25/1862 In Tennessee, Nashville becomes the first Confederate capital to fall to the Union 04/06/1862 04/06/1862 Massed Confederate forces attack the Union's Army of the Tennessee at Pittsburg Landing 04/07/1862 04/07/1862 At Pittsburg Landing, Union reinforcements turn the tide on the second day of the Battle of Shiloh Documents Author Docs Date Title 10/17/1861 Gen. William Nelson's Proclamation and Offer of Amnesty in Kentucky, October 17, 1861 11/10/1861 Proclamation of Brigadier-General Nelson to his Troops, Pikesville, Kentucky, November 10, 1861 Images William Nelson William Nelson, detail Bibliography
