Father: Dr. Thomas Hugh Nelson
Mother: Sarah Ann Alexander
- Educated at a high school near Alexandria, VA, under the supervision of Rev. Mr. Maguire
1854 - Attended the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA [He entered his date of birth as January 9, 1836, on the matriculation ledger.]
1856-1857 - Attended first course of medical school, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
1857-1858 - Attend second course of medical school, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1858 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Forest Depot, Bedford Co., VA; thesis: "Dysentery")
05/28/1861 - Enlisted, Pvt., 2nd VA Cavalry, Forest Depot, VA [occupation: doctor]
07/00/1861 - Pvt., Co. G, 2nd VA Cavalry
07/07/1861 - Appointed Hospital Steward, 2nd VA Cavalry [paid an extra 25 cents/day]
09/05/1861 - Hospital Steward, 2nd VA Cavalry
09/12/1861 - Pvt., 2nd VA Cavalry
09/06/1862 - Absent on leave - furlough [S.O. 209/19]
04/04/1863 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, to rank from 10/20/1862
10/20/1862 - "The following medical officers will report to Surgeon J. P. Smith, in charge of the general hospitals at Winchester, Va., for assignment to duty: Assistant Surgeons...John Alexander Nelson." [S.O. 245/23]
10/00/1862 - Absent from Post as Asst. Surgeon at Winchester, VA - at Mt. Jackson, VA
04/04/1863 - Confirmed as Asst. Surgeon by the Confederate States Senate
07/18/1863 - "Assistant Surgeon John A. Nelson will report to Surgeon L. Guild, medical director, Army of Northern Virginia, for assignment to duty." [S.O. 170/2]
07/18/1863 - Ordered to report to R. F. Baldwin, Surgeon-in-charge, Gen. Hospital, Mt. Jackson, VA, for assignment to duty
07/21/1863 - Reported for duty to Robert Baldwin, Surgeon-in-charge, Gen. Hospital, Mt. Jackson, VA
- Served in hospital, Mt. Jackson, VA
- Served in hospital, Winchester, VA
10/11/1863 - Mortally wounded during a skirmish, Raccoon Ford, Culpeper, VA
10/12/1863 - Died of wounds, Culpeper, VA (buried: Saint Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery, Forest, Bedford Co., VA)
F. Michael Angelo and Bob Krick provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
06/30/2014. Unpublished database.
The following was added by C. Long
Brothers & Sisters:
Charlotte Simons Nelson
Capt. Hugh Nelson (Twin Brother)
William Steptoe Nelson
Eliza Kinloch Nelson Bowyer
Thomas Walker Nelson
Cleland Kinloch Nelson
Helen Lewis Nelson Early
Half Brothers & Sister:
Emily Coggin Nelson Dabney
Edwin Matthews Nelson
Dr. Frank Walker Nelson
Cornelia Page Nelson Dabney
Charles Keating Nelson
Mother: Sarah Ann Alexander
- Educated at a high school near Alexandria, VA, under the supervision of Rev. Mr. Maguire
1854 - Attended the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA [He entered his date of birth as January 9, 1836, on the matriculation ledger.]
1856-1857 - Attended first course of medical school, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
1857-1858 - Attend second course of medical school, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1858 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Forest Depot, Bedford Co., VA; thesis: "Dysentery")
05/28/1861 - Enlisted, Pvt., 2nd VA Cavalry, Forest Depot, VA [occupation: doctor]
07/00/1861 - Pvt., Co. G, 2nd VA Cavalry
07/07/1861 - Appointed Hospital Steward, 2nd VA Cavalry [paid an extra 25 cents/day]
09/05/1861 - Hospital Steward, 2nd VA Cavalry
09/12/1861 - Pvt., 2nd VA Cavalry
09/06/1862 - Absent on leave - furlough [S.O. 209/19]
04/04/1863 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, to rank from 10/20/1862
10/20/1862 - "The following medical officers will report to Surgeon J. P. Smith, in charge of the general hospitals at Winchester, Va., for assignment to duty: Assistant Surgeons...John Alexander Nelson." [S.O. 245/23]
10/00/1862 - Absent from Post as Asst. Surgeon at Winchester, VA - at Mt. Jackson, VA
04/04/1863 - Confirmed as Asst. Surgeon by the Confederate States Senate
07/18/1863 - "Assistant Surgeon John A. Nelson will report to Surgeon L. Guild, medical director, Army of Northern Virginia, for assignment to duty." [S.O. 170/2]
07/18/1863 - Ordered to report to R. F. Baldwin, Surgeon-in-charge, Gen. Hospital, Mt. Jackson, VA, for assignment to duty
07/21/1863 - Reported for duty to Robert Baldwin, Surgeon-in-charge, Gen. Hospital, Mt. Jackson, VA
- Served in hospital, Mt. Jackson, VA
- Served in hospital, Winchester, VA
10/11/1863 - Mortally wounded during a skirmish, Raccoon Ford, Culpeper, VA
10/12/1863 - Died of wounds, Culpeper, VA (buried: Saint Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery, Forest, Bedford Co., VA)
F. Michael Angelo and Bob Krick provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
06/30/2014. Unpublished database.
The following was added by C. Long
Brothers & Sisters:
Charlotte Simons Nelson
Capt. Hugh Nelson (Twin Brother)
William Steptoe Nelson
Eliza Kinloch Nelson Bowyer
Thomas Walker Nelson
Cleland Kinloch Nelson
Helen Lewis Nelson Early
Half Brothers & Sister:
Emily Coggin Nelson Dabney
Edwin Matthews Nelson
Dr. Frank Walker Nelson
Cornelia Page Nelson Dabney
Charles Keating Nelson
Father: Dr. Thomas Hugh Nelson
Mother: Sarah Ann Alexander
- Educated at a high school near Alexandria, VA, under the supervision of Rev. Mr. Maguire
1854 - Attended the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA [He entered his date of birth as January 9, 1836, on the matriculation ledger.]
1856-1857 - Attended first course of medical school, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
1857-1858 - Attend second course of medical school, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1858 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Forest Depot, Bedford Co., VA; thesis: "Dysentery")
05/28/1861 - Enlisted, Pvt., 2nd VA Cavalry, Forest Depot, VA [occupation: doctor]
07/00/1861 - Pvt., Co. G, 2nd VA Cavalry
07/07/1861 - Appointed Hospital Steward, 2nd VA Cavalry [paid an extra 25 cents/day]
09/05/1861 - Hospital Steward, 2nd VA Cavalry
09/12/1861 - Pvt., 2nd VA Cavalry
09/06/1862 - Absent on leave - furlough [S.O. 209/19]
04/04/1863 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, to rank from 10/20/1862
10/20/1862 - "The following medical officers will report to Surgeon J. P. Smith, in charge of the general hospitals at Winchester, Va., for assignment to duty: Assistant Surgeons...John Alexander Nelson." [S.O. 245/23]
10/00/1862 - Absent from Post as Asst. Surgeon at Winchester, VA - at Mt. Jackson, VA
04/04/1863 - Confirmed as Asst. Surgeon by the Confederate States Senate
07/18/1863 - "Assistant Surgeon John A. Nelson will report to Surgeon L. Guild, medical director, Army of Northern Virginia, for assignment to duty." [S.O. 170/2]
07/18/1863 - Ordered to report to R. F. Baldwin, Surgeon-in-charge, Gen. Hospital, Mt. Jackson, VA, for assignment to duty
07/21/1863 - Reported for duty to Robert Baldwin, Surgeon-in-charge, Gen. Hospital, Mt. Jackson, VA
- Served in hospital, Mt. Jackson, VA
- Served in hospital, Winchester, VA
10/11/1863 - Mortally wounded during a skirmish, Raccoon Ford, Culpeper, VA
10/12/1863 - Died of wounds, Culpeper, VA (buried: Saint Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery, Forest, Bedford Co., VA)
F. Michael Angelo and Bob Krick provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
06/30/2014. Unpublished database.
The following was added by C. Long
Brothers & Sisters:
Charlotte Simons Nelson
Capt. Hugh Nelson (Twin Brother)
William Steptoe Nelson
Eliza Kinloch Nelson Bowyer
Thomas Walker Nelson
Cleland Kinloch Nelson
Helen Lewis Nelson Early
Half Brothers & Sister:
Emily Coggin Nelson Dabney
Edwin Matthews Nelson
Dr. Frank Walker Nelson
Cornelia Page Nelson Dabney
Charles Keating Nelson
Mother: Sarah Ann Alexander
- Educated at a high school near Alexandria, VA, under the supervision of Rev. Mr. Maguire
1854 - Attended the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA [He entered his date of birth as January 9, 1836, on the matriculation ledger.]
1856-1857 - Attended first course of medical school, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
1857-1858 - Attend second course of medical school, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1858 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Forest Depot, Bedford Co., VA; thesis: "Dysentery")
05/28/1861 - Enlisted, Pvt., 2nd VA Cavalry, Forest Depot, VA [occupation: doctor]
07/00/1861 - Pvt., Co. G, 2nd VA Cavalry
07/07/1861 - Appointed Hospital Steward, 2nd VA Cavalry [paid an extra 25 cents/day]
09/05/1861 - Hospital Steward, 2nd VA Cavalry
09/12/1861 - Pvt., 2nd VA Cavalry
09/06/1862 - Absent on leave - furlough [S.O. 209/19]
04/04/1863 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, to rank from 10/20/1862
10/20/1862 - "The following medical officers will report to Surgeon J. P. Smith, in charge of the general hospitals at Winchester, Va., for assignment to duty: Assistant Surgeons...John Alexander Nelson." [S.O. 245/23]
10/00/1862 - Absent from Post as Asst. Surgeon at Winchester, VA - at Mt. Jackson, VA
04/04/1863 - Confirmed as Asst. Surgeon by the Confederate States Senate
07/18/1863 - "Assistant Surgeon John A. Nelson will report to Surgeon L. Guild, medical director, Army of Northern Virginia, for assignment to duty." [S.O. 170/2]
07/18/1863 - Ordered to report to R. F. Baldwin, Surgeon-in-charge, Gen. Hospital, Mt. Jackson, VA, for assignment to duty
07/21/1863 - Reported for duty to Robert Baldwin, Surgeon-in-charge, Gen. Hospital, Mt. Jackson, VA
- Served in hospital, Mt. Jackson, VA
- Served in hospital, Winchester, VA
10/11/1863 - Mortally wounded during a skirmish, Raccoon Ford, Culpeper, VA
10/12/1863 - Died of wounds, Culpeper, VA (buried: Saint Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery, Forest, Bedford Co., VA)
F. Michael Angelo and Bob Krick provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
06/30/2014. Unpublished database.
The following was added by C. Long
Brothers & Sisters:
Charlotte Simons Nelson
Capt. Hugh Nelson (Twin Brother)
William Steptoe Nelson
Eliza Kinloch Nelson Bowyer
Thomas Walker Nelson
Cleland Kinloch Nelson
Helen Lewis Nelson Early
Half Brothers & Sister:
Emily Coggin Nelson Dabney
Edwin Matthews Nelson
Dr. Frank Walker Nelson
Cornelia Page Nelson Dabney
Charles Keating Nelson
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