George Nelson Lester (March 13, 1824 – March 30, 1892) was a Confederate politician who served in the

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during the

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Biography

Lester was born in

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. He served in the

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and enlisted in the

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early in the Civil War. He was wounded in combat, losing an arm. He represented Georgia in the

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from 1864 to 1865. After the war he served as Georgia's

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from 1890 to 1892.

References

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Members of the Confederate House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) 19th-century American politicians Confederate States Army officers People from Abbeville County, South Carolina American amputees 1824 births 1892 deaths Georgia (U.S. state) Attorneys General American politicians with disabilities {{AmericanCivilWar-bio-stub