Personal Information

Last Name:	Nelson		Birth:
First Name:	William		Death:	July 06, 1916
Middle Name:	H		Age:	76

		Unit:	1st	Branch:	LART
		State:	NY	Company:	L
Side:	Union Confederate	If Federal State From:		Rank:	PVT
		Enlisted:	October 01, 1861	Discharged:	October 24, 1864
Veteran Summary	Born in New York. Enlisted in the 1st New York Light Artillery for three years at Palmyra, Wayne County, New York. Mustered in as a Private in Battery L on 25 Oct 1861. Discharged at the expiration of his term of service in the field, Virginia. A member of Custer Post No. 6 of Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. Elected as an Alternate to the 1914 Encampment of the Department of Washington and Alaska. Died in Tacoma, Washington. He is buried in a G.A.R. section of the cemetery.

Cemetery Information
Cemetery Name	Oakwood Hill
Cemetery Street	5210 S Alder St
Cemetery City	Tacoma
Cemetery Township
Cemetery County	Pierce
Cemetery State	WA