Pvt. Charles Nelson was one of one hundred "present and accounted for" that Wednesday August 9, 1865. He had signed the muster roll for every return, had been wounded in service and went where assigned. Pvt. Nelson owed the U.S. Government $21.39 for clothing. In addition to back pay, he was paid the balance due to him for his Veteran Volunteer Bounty, which was $190.00 with $210.00 previously paid to him in installments while in service. Pvt. Nelson was also charged $3.00 for arms retained. Now I wonder if Charles kept his revolver or his Sharps carbine or both. I cannot imagine why he'd want to keep his sword so dismiss that as a possibility. The Sharps would make a very handy deer rifle in that part of New York though and for him to keep his Colt pistol is not unrealistic either. I can only think that the carbine went home with now citizen Charles Nelson. Approximately 10,000 Sharps carbines and rifles were bought by the soldiers that used them. Majority of Sharps Carbines kept by the government after the war were re-arsenaled and converted to firing an encased metallic cartridge. Carbines and rifles not converted were sold as surplus and were sent to France in its war with Prussia. Sharps carbine C 7,999 is still set up to fire paper or linen cartridges and has not been converted.