ence . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Nelson ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁th ir teen ▁committee ▁members ▁ ▁appointed ▁in ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Congress ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 7 7 6 , ▁to ▁" prepare ▁and ▁dig est ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁conf eder ation " ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁Articles ▁of ▁Confeder ation . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁command ing ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Lower ▁Virginia ▁Milit ia , ▁and ▁succeeded ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ▁as ▁governor ▁of ▁Virginia ▁( after ▁William ▁F lem ing ' s ▁nine ▁days ▁as ▁acting ▁governor ). ▁Nelson ▁himself ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁York town . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁legend , ▁he ▁ur ged ▁General ▁Washington ▁( or , ▁in ▁some ▁versions , ▁the ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁La f ay ette ) ▁to ▁fire ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁home , ▁the ▁Nelson ▁House , ▁where ▁Corn wall is ▁had ▁his ▁headquarters , ▁offering ▁five ▁gu ine as ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁man ▁to ▁hit ▁his ▁house . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁rem emb rance ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁son ' s ▁home ▁in ▁Han over ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Grace ▁Church yard ▁at ▁York town . ▁Nelson ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Grace ▁Church . ▁This ▁t ribute ▁was ▁paid ▁by ▁Colonel ▁In nes : ▁ ▁The ▁ill ust ri ous ▁General ▁Thomas ▁Nelson ▁is ▁no ▁more ! ▁He ▁paid ▁the ▁last ▁great ▁deb t ▁to ▁nature , ▁on ▁Sunday , ▁the ▁fourth ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁month , ▁at ▁his ▁estate ▁in ▁Han over . ▁He