Jimmy,

Here is a list of Nelson men from the 4th.

J.D. Nelson (First_Last)
Regiment Name 4 Georgia Infantry
Side Confederate
Company
Soldier's Rank_In Surgeon
Soldier's Rank_Out Surgeon
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M226 roll 45

Thomas M. Nelson (First_Last)
Regiment Name 4 Georgia Infantry
Side Confederate
Company F&S
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Surgeon
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M226 roll 45

James L. Nelson (First_Last)
Regiment Name 4 Georgia Infantry
Side Confederate
Company H
Soldier's Rank_In Corporal
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M226 roll 45

Rambling W. Nelson (First_Last)
Regiment Name 4 Georgia Infantry
Side Confederate
Company A
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M226 roll 45

CONFEDERATE GEORGIA TROOPS

4th Regiment, Georgia Infantry

4th Infantry Regiment, organized in April, 1861, at Augusta, Georgia, recruited its companies in the counties of Talbot, Troup, Macon, Gordon, Twiggs, Dougherty, Jasper, Baldwin, and Sumter. The unit served in the Department of South Carolina and the Department of Georgia before moving to Virginia. Assigned to A.R. Wright's Brigade during the Seven Days' Battles, it later served under Generals Ripley, Doles, and Cook. It fought in many conflicts from the Maryland Campaign to Cold Harbor, then was involved in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the Appomattox Campaign. The regiment reported 15 killed and 78 wounded at Malvern Hill, 22 killed and 119 wounded in the Maryland Campaign, and 29 killed and 115 wounded at Chancellorsville. Of the 341 engaged at Gettysburg, fifteen percent were disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 7 officers and 93 men. The field officers were Colonels Philip Cook, George Doles, and William H. Willis; Lieutenant Colonels William F. Jordan, John J. Matthews, Edwin A. Nash, and David R.E. Winn; and Majors F.H. DeGraffenried, Robert S. Smith, and Charles L. Whitehead.

BATTLES:

Near Seven Pines (skirmish) - June 15, 1862
Seven Days Battles - June 25 - July 1, 1862
Beaver Dam Creek - June 26, 1862
Gaines' Mill - June 27, 1862
Malvern Hill - July 1, 1862
South Mountain - September 14, 1862
Antietan - September 17, 1862
Fredericksburg - December 13, 1862
Chancellorsville - May 11-14, 1863
Gettysburg - July 1-3, 1863
Bristoe Campaign - October 1863
Mine Run Campaign - November - December 1863
The Wilderness - May 5-6 1864
Spotsylvania Court House - May 8-21, 1864
North Anna - May 23-26, 1864
Cold Harbor - June 1-3, 1864
Lynchburg Campaign - May - June 1864
Monocacy - July 9, 1864
3rd Winchester - September 19, 1864
Fisher's Hill - September 22, 1864
Cedar Creek - October 19, 1864
Petersburg Siege - May - June 1864 - April 1865
Fort Stedman - March 25, 1865
Appomattox Court House - April 9, 1865

I hope this helps,
Gary D. Bray