Allison Nelson

Allison Nelson (March 11, 1822 – October 7, 1862) was the ninth mayor of Atlanta, serving from January until July 1855, when he resigned from office. He died of disease in Prairie County (present-day Lonoke County), Arkansas, during the American Civil War.

Allison Nelson
9th Mayor of Atlanta
In office
January 26, 1855 – July 6, 1855
Preceded byWilliam M. Butt
Succeeded byJohn Glen (acting)
Personal details
Born(1822-03-11)March 11, 1822
Fayette County (present-day
Fulton County), Georgia, U.S.
DiedOctober 7, 1862(1862-10-07) (aged 40)
Prairie County (present-day
Lonoke County), Arkansas, C.S.
Cause of deathTyphus
Resting placeMount Holly Cemetery,
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
34°44′15.3″N 92°16′42.5″W
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Mary Nelson
(
m. 1840)
Military service
Allegiance United States
 Confederate States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
 Confederate States Army
Years of service1846–1847 (USV)
1861–1862 (CSA)
Rank Captain (USV)
Brigadier-General (CSA)
Battles/warsMexican–American War
American Civil War

Early life

His father, John B. Nelson, was an early DeKalb County settler who operated Nelson's Ferry across the Chattahoochee River until murdered by John W. Davis in 1825.

Political career

In a close election for mayor, Nelson, running as a Democrat, defeated the Know Nothing candidate, Ira O. McDaniel, but resigned in July when the city council reduced a fine he had levied on two young men for destroying city property, thus leaving John Glen as the acting mayor. Nelson left for Kansas during the border disputes, then moved to Meridian, Texas, where he was involved with Indian affairs, serving under Lawrence S. Ross, and in 1860 was elected to the legislature.

Military service and death

During the Mexican–American War, Nelson served as a captain in the Kennesaw Rangers with another future mayor, Cicero C. Hammock, as well as the father of mayor John B. Goodwin – Williamson H. Goodwin. Nelson later served as a brigadier general under General Narciso López, in a failed attempt to free Cuba from Spain. He organized and served as colonel of the 10th Texas Infantry Regiment in the Confederate States Army. He was later promoted brigadier general but contracted typhus and died. He was buried in Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Legacy

Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery (established 1897) in Lonoke County, Arkansas, is named after him.

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See also

References
  • Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
  • Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.
  • Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.
  • Allison Nelson from the Handbook of Texas Online
  • Camp Nelson Cemetery
  • TDGH - March 11
Political offices
Preceded by
William M. Butt		 Mayor of Atlanta
1855		 Succeeded by
John Glen
Acting


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