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John H. Nelson

Birth Date: 1832

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Enlistment Date: August 29, 1862 at Brooklyn, New York to serve 3 years (aged 30 years).

Mustered In: August 30, 1862 as Private

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Company: D

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Taken Prisoner: June 2, 1864 at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Bethesda Church, Virginia.
Imprisoned - at Andersonville Prison, Georgia.
Transferred - November 15, 1864 to Millen

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Subsequent Service: Transferred - June 2, 1864 to Fifth New York Veteran Infantry, Company I.

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  • Sources:
    The History of the Fighting Fourteenth by Tevis & Marquis.
    We Came to Fight - The History of the 5th New York Veteran Infantry by Patrick A. Schroeder

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