Timeline
Birth- 30/08/1843
Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)- Ages: 22 - 17 years
Served For
Confederate States
Branch
Confederate Army
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Unit
Thirty-eighth Infantry
State
North Carolina
Promoted
Promoted - 3rd Corporal, BFR Jan 1862; 1st Corporal, 18 Apr 1862; 4th Sergeant, 6 Apr 1863; 3rd Sergeant, BFR Sep 1863; 2nd Sergeant, 5 Apr 1864
Muster Date
31/12/1861
Service Start Date
31/12/1861
Service End Date
18/03/1865
Company
F
Rank
Corporal
1861
Enlistment- 31/10/1861-Ages: 18 - 17 years
Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Corporal
Casualty- 22/06/1864-Ages: 21 - 19 years
Wounded in Battle [Seven Days' Campaign]
26/06/1862
Mechanicsville, Virginia, USA
Wounded in Battle [Petersburg Campaign]
near Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Discharge- 18/03/1865-Age: 22 years
Granted Certificate of Disabiity - 21 - Retired
2nd Sergeant
Award
Roll of Honor [1 of 2,104 original recipients]
Marriage- 23/12/1873-Age: 30 years
Clines, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Martha Jane "Mattie" Rockett
Death- 5/09/1932-Age: 89 years
Stroke [cerebral hemorrhage]
Clines, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Other Facts
Full Name
Nelson E Sigman
Also Known As
N E Sigman - Nelson Elcanah Sigman - Nelson Elcana Sigman - Nelson Elcanie Sigman
Age
18
Gender
Male
Place of Residence
Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Race or Ethnicity
Caucasian
