NELSON, ANDREW M.
NELSON, ANDREW M. (1809–1836). Andrew M. Nelson, Alamo defender, son of John and Elizabeth (Mansfield) Nelson, was born in Tennessee in 1809. He was a single man. He served in the Alamo garrison and died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Daughters of the American Revolution, The Alamo Heroes and Their Revolutionary Ancestors (San Antonio, 1976). Bill Groneman, Alamo Defenders (Austin: Eakin, 1990).
Citation
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.
Bill Groneman, "NELSON, ANDREW M.," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fne37), accessed May 19, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
