General Nelson

General Nelson may refer to:


 * Alexander Nelson (British Army officer) (1814–1893), British Army lieutenant general
 * Allison Nelson (1822–1862), Confederate States Army brigadier general
 * John Nelson (British Army officer) (1912–1993), British Army major general
 * Neil Nelson (fl. 1980s–2020s), U.S. Marine Corps major general
 * Nels H. Nelson (1903–1973), U.S. Marine Corps major general
 * Otto L. Nelson Jr. (1902–1985), U.S. Army major general
 * Patrick Henry Nelson (1824–1864), Confederate States Army militia major general
 * Roger Nelson (politician) (1759–1815), Society of the Cincinnati brigadier general
 * Thomas Nelson Jr. (1738–1789), Lower Virginia Militia brigadier general
 * William "Bull" Nelson (1824–1862), Union Army major general