WI 15th Inf Co G. Residence: Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Age 17. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 26 Oct 1861 at Beloit and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, 13 Dec 1861. Private. Discharged from the service for disability due to disease at Mississippi River Island No. 10, 13 May 1862. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-9; red book vol 20 p102) (Buslett p539) (Ager p312) “Nelson, Edgar A.”
