The Dodge County Civil War Soldiers Database lists 15 soldiers with the surname Nelson, drawn from the Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office roster of Wisconsin volunteers and period newspaper archives.
Alonzo — Enlisted, Beaver Dam
Fifth Wisconsin Veteran Infantry, Company D; May 18th 1861 – November 19th 1861
Discharged November 19, 1861, disability.
Alonzo — Enlisted, Beaver Dam
Seventeenth Wisconsin Veteran Infantry, Company A; February 18th 1862 – July 14th 1865
Veteran, Wagoner; Mustered out of service July 14, 1865.
Andrew A — Enlisted, Portland
Sixteenth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company A; September 20th 1864 – July 8th 1865
Drafted; Mustered out of service July 8, 1865.
Andrew A — Enlisted, Portland
Sixteenth Wisconsin Infantry, Company B; September 20th 1864 – June 2nd 1865
Drafted; Mustered out of service June 2, 1865.
Charles — Enlisted, Shields
Fifty-Third Wisconsin Infantry, Company B; March 27th 1865 – June 10th 1865
Transferred to company h, 51st Wisconsin Infantry, June 10, 1865.
Charles — Enlisted, Shields
Fifty-First Wisconsin Infantry, Company H; June 10th 1865 – August 30th 1865
Transferred from company b, 53rd Wisconsin Infantry. Mustered out of service August 30, 1865.
Fenton — Enlisted, Lomira
Seventeenth Wisconsin Veteran Infantry, Company C; January 6th 1862 – August 17th 1862
Deserted August 17, 1862.
Frederick — Enlisted, Portland
Twenty-Third Wisconsin Infantry, Company G; August 15th 1862 – July 10th 1863
Died July 10, 1863, Jackson, Mississippi, disease.
George M — Enlisted, Fox Lake
Forty-Eighth Wisconsin Infantry, Company B; February 8th 1865 – February 19th 1866
Sergeant; Mustered out of service February 19, 1866.
Henry — Enlisted, Beaver Dam
Seventeenth Wisconsin Veteran Infantry, Company A; January 31st 1862 – March 22nd 1863
Discharged March 22, 1863.
James R — Enlisted, Lomira
Thirteenth Wisconsin Veteran Infantry, Company K; February 5th 1864 – November 24th 1865
From company i, 15th Wisconsin Infantry; Mustered out of service November 24, 1865.
John L — Enlisted, Fox Lake
Fifth Wisconsin Veteran Infantry, Company H; August 25th 1864 – July 12th 1865
Wounded sailors creek; Mustered out of service July 12, 1865.
Joseph — Enlisted, Fox Lake
Fifth Wisconsin Veteran Infantry, Company H; August 25th 1864 – June 14th 1865
Mustered out of service June 14, 1865.
Nels A — Enlisted, Portland
Nineteenth Veteran Infantry, Company E; November 10th 1864 – August 9th 1865
Drafted; Mustered out of service August 9, 1865.
William F — Enlisted, Lomira
Twenty-Seventh Wisconsin Infantry, Company I; December 4th 1862 – July 2nd 1863
Deserted July 2, 1863.
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