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George Washington Nelson

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George Washington Nelson

Birth
Walton County, Georgia, USA
Death
25 Aug 1913 (aged 73)
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Lillie, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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George Washington Nelson, fought with the Confederates in the Civil War, was captured & went to an Illinois prison. There he was offered to become a "Galvanized Yankee" & join the USA army to go west to fight the Indians & was promised to never to be stationed back in the South. Afterward, he went back to Junction City, Union, Louisiana, & married 28 Mar 1868.


George Washington Nelson, fought with the Confederates in the Civil War, was captured & went to an Illinois prison. There he was offered to become a "Galvanized Yankee" & join the USA army to go west to fight the Indians & was promised to never to be stationed back in the South. Afterward, he went back to Junction City, Union, Louisiana, & married 28 Mar 1868.



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