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ix Illustrations Figures 1. “Captain” Thomas Nelson 3 2. Dr. Thomas W. Nelson 3 3. Bombardment of Veracruz 17 4. Lieutenant Nelson in strange dress uniform, c. 1851–52 or 1858 26 5. Brigadier General Nelson, c. 1861 65 6. Order of March Battle Ivy Mountain 74 7. “Gallant Charge of the 19th Brigade,” April 7, 1862 110 8. Nelson’s assassin, Jefferson Columbus Davis 150 9. Tranter pistol used to kill Nelson 151 Maps 1. United States Navy, Pacific Station, 1840–60 8 2. Siege of Veracruz, March 24, 1847 15 3. Big Sandy Expedition, October 21–November 10, 1861 70 4. The Seat of War in Kentucky, 1861 80 5. Western Theater of Operations, 1861–63 91 6. Pittsburg Landing, Sunday Evening, April 6, 1862 103 7. Advance of Federal Forces on the Left, Monday, April 7, 1862 109 8. Nelson’s Strategy, August 25–30, 1862 130 ...

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