Nelson Family Papers, 1783-1872 (Ms1989-021)
Title
Nelson Family Papers, 1783-1872 (Ms1989-021)
Subject
Civil War
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Description
This collection consists of papers from the Nelson family of Clarke County, Virginia. The papers consist of correspondence among the family members, particularly between Hugh and Adelaide Nelson of Long Branch Plantation in Millwood and their daughter Nannie, as well as the Civil War letters between prisoner of war G. Washington "Wash" Nelson and Mollie Scollay of Shepardstown, Virginia.
G. Washington Nelson was captured in 1863 and held at Johnson's Island, Ohio, Point Lookout, Maryland, and Fort Delaware, Delaware. Civil War papers also include muster rolls, one of them signed by J.E.B. Stuart, of Captain Hugh Nelson's company, the Clarke County, Company D., Sixth Cavalry Volunteers.
G. Washington Nelson was captured in 1863 and held at Johnson's Island, Ohio, Point Lookout, Maryland, and Fort Delaware, Delaware. Civil War papers also include muster rolls, one of them signed by J.E.B. Stuart, of Captain Hugh Nelson's company, the Clarke County, Company D., Sixth Cavalry Volunteers.
Creator
Nelson family
Date
1783/1872
Rights
Permission to publish material from the Nelson Family Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Identifier
Ms1989-021
Bibliographic Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Nelson Family Papers, Ms1989-021, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Rights Holder
Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech
Collection Tree
- Regional History and the Appalachian South
- Nelson Family Papers, 1783-1872 (Ms1989-021)