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==Birth==
Nelson D. Chandler was born about 1826.

==Marriage & Children== 
Nelson Chandler married on  8 JAN 1856 in the Town of Knox, Albany, NY Sarah D. VanNatta (28 FEB 1834, Knox - 12 APR 1860), the daughter of Stephen G. W. VanNatta and Catharine Delamater. Their child was:<ref name="BH">www.BerneHistory.com Family Files</ref>
*Sarah D. Chandler     

==Military Service==
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Residence:
|Knox, West Township
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|26 October 1861
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Washington, DC
|-
|Enlistment Rank:
|Wagoner
|-
|State Served:
|New York
|-
|Regiment:
|44th Infantry
|-
|Company:
|A
|-
|Service Record:
|Promoted to Full Privateate (reduced to ranks).
|-
|Discharged for Disability on:
|27 March 1863
|-
|Discharged at:
| US Military Hospital, Albany, NY
|-
|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks:  Enlisted at age 35. 
|-
|Sources Used: Ancestry.com\Civil War Soldiers; 1890 Veterans Census; [[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]] for the State of NY for the year 1900
|}

==Death==
Nelson Chandler died on January 29, 1897, his place of death was not recorded on the CW Pension Index. News reports indicate he died in Knox.

==Obituary== 
[[File:18970205ChandlerNelsonDObit.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Nelson D. Chandler Obituary - [[Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]] — February 5, 1897</center>]]
Mr. Nelson Chandler, an old resident of the town, died suddenly on Friday, Jan. 29th of heart failure, aged 71 years.
His funeral was held from his late residence on Monday at one o'clock.

Mr. Nelson Chandler, who died last Friday, was buried Monday.
:[[Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]] — February 5, 1897

==Additional Research Notes==

===[[Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]===
'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Nelson D Chandler<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Nelson D Chandler<br>
Residence Place:	Buffalo, New York<br>
Enlistment Date:	3 Sep 1861<br>
Enlistment Location:	Buffalo, Erie, New York<br>
Regiment:	44th Regiment<br>
Company:	A<br>
Rank:	Wagener<br>
Race:	White<br>

===New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900===
[[File:CivilWarKnoxChandlerNelsonDMusterRoll-W.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Knox - Nelson D. Chandler - Muster Roll</center>]]
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Nelson Chandler <br>
Name: Nelson Chandler<br>
Age: 35<br>
Birth Year: abt 1826<br>
Enlistment Year: 1861<br>
Enlistment Location: Washington, District of Columbia<br>
Muster Year: 1861<br>
Separation Details: Discharged<br>
Separation Date: 20 Mar 1863

==='''Civil War Record Summaries'''===
'''U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Nelson Chandler<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Nelson Chandler<br>
Residence:	Washington, DC<br>
Age at enlistment:	35<br>
Enlistment Date:	2 Oct 1861<br>
Rank at enlistment:	Wagoner<br>
Enlistment Place:	Washington, DC<br>
State Served:	New York<br>
Survived the War?:	Yes<br>
Service Record:	Enlisted in Company A, New York 44th Infantry Regiment on 26 Oct 1861. Promoted to Full Private.Mustered out on 27 Mar 1863 at Albany, NY.<br>
Birth Date:	abt 1826<br>
Sources:	New York: Report of the Adjutant-General<br>

'''U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Nelson D. Chandler<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Nelson D. Chandler<br>
Side:	Union<br>
Regiment State/Origin:	New York<br>
Regiment Name:	44 N. Y. Infantry<br>
Regiment Name Expanded:	44th Regiment, New York Infantry<br>
Company:	A<br>
Rank In:	Wagoner<br>
Rank In Expanded:	Wagoner<br>
Rank Out:	Wagoner<br>
Rank Out Expanded:	Wagoner<br>
Alternate Name:	Nelson/Chandler<br>
Film Number:	M551 roll 23<br>

'''American Civil War Soldiers about Nelson Chandler<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Nelson Chandler<br>
Enlistment Date:	26 Oct 1861<br>
Enlistment Place:	Washington, District of Columbia<br>
Side Served:	Union<br>
State Served:	New York<br>
Service Record:	Promoted to Full Privateate (Reduced to ranks).<br>
Enlisted as a Wagoner on 26 October 1861 at the age of 35.<br>
Enlisted in Company A, 44th Infantry Regiment New York on 26 Oct 1861.<br>
Received a disability discharge from Company A, 44th Infantry Regiment New York on 27 Mar 1863 at Albany, NY.<br>
Sources:	14<br>

===Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York===
44th NY Infantry<br>
CHANDLER NELSON Age 35 years Enlisted at Washington DC to serve three years and mustered in as wagoner Co A October 26 1861 entered the ranks no date dischargedfor disability March 27 1863 at hospital Albany NY 

===1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox|1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox===
Veteran's Name:	Nelson D Chandler<br>
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State):	Knox, Albany, New York<br>
Year enlisted:	1861<br>
Year discharged:	1863<br>
Rank:	Private<br>

Chandler, Nelson D. - Private, Company A, 44th NY Infantry, Enlisted  October 21, 1861, Discharged March 23, 1863, Served 1 years 5 month 12 (2) days - Post-office address: West Township, NY

==Census Records==
Can not find definite records. Sarah died in 1860, and Lavinia, his widow, does not show up.

Nelson Chandler lived in the City of Albany from 1860 to sometime before 1880.  He appeared in the 1890 census for Knox, but was not a hilltown soldier.

==Additional Media==
'''U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 about Nelson Chandler<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Nelson Chandler<br>
State Filed:	New York<br>
Widow:	Lavinia Chandler<br>
Roll Number:	T288_79<br>
(Service: A 44th NY Infantry)<br>

Marriages, Obituaries for 1854-1879
1860 — On the 12th inst. (April) at the residence of her father in the Town of Knox, Sarah D. Van Natta, wife of Nelson D. Chandler, aged 26 years, 1 month, and 14 days. 
:[[Altamont Enterprise]] - February 26, 1954
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