One of two artillery battalions under the command of Col. J. Thompson Brown in Ewell’s corps.

Commander: Lt. Col. William Nelson (Dec. 14, 1808-April 17, 1892). Born in Yorktown; member of the Virginia legislature. He reached the rank of colonel.

Strength: 277

Losses: 24; 0 killed, 1 wounded, 23 missing.

Monuments and Memorials of Nelson’s Battalion