After killing a fellow officer, Union Brig. Gen. Jefferson C. Davis got off with little more than a reprimand.
by Rhonda Abner
Military History. April 2000, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p12.
Focuses on the assassination of Major General William Nelson by Union Brigadier General Jefferson C. Davis on September 29, 1862. Description of Nelson; Personal background of Davis; Why Davis was not brought to the court.