William Nelson was an American soldier. He was born in 1835 at Kentucky and died in 1862. He organized several regiments in 1861. He commanded a division at Shiloh and Richmond. He commanded Louisville when threatened by General Bragg in 1862. He was shot in an altercation with General J C Davis. Research William Nelson
 
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