Patrick Henry Nelson

General Patrick Henry Nelson
General Patrick Henry Nelson
Born(1824-07-26)July 26, 1824
Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States
DiedJune 24, 1864(1864-06-24) (aged 39)
Petersburg, Virginia
Allegiance South Carolina
 Confederate States
Service / branchSouth Carolina Militia
 Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1864
RankMajor General (Militia)
Lt. Colonel (CSA)
Unit7th South Carolina Infantry Battalion
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
Spouse(s)Emma Sarah Cantey
ChildrenPatrick Henry Nelson II
RelationsPatrick Henry Nelson III (great grandson)
Elizabeth Nelson Adams (great-great granddaughter)
Julian Adams II (great-great-great grandson)
James Emerson Smith Jr. (great-great-great grandson)

Patrick Henry Nelson (July 26, 1824 – June 24, 1864) was a Confederate States Army officer and militia general from South Carolina during the American Civil War. He was a wealthy planter who owned two plantations and 110 slaves.[1]

  1. ^ "Marston Plantation - Sumter County, South Carolina SC". south-carolina-plantations.com. Retrieved 2023-08-09.