Isaac Johnson, 102nd United States Colored Troops
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Although his regiment was not organized at Camp Nelson, the words of Isaac Johnson, 102nd United States Colored Troops, describe how this African American soldier and former slave felt about his former master after the Civil War. Recreated audio clip courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
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Camp Nelson
Two historical markers--#1515 and #2222---commemorate Camp Nelson in Jessamine County, where most of the state's United States Colored Troops were recruited during the Civil War.
Established near Nicholasville in 1863, Camp Nelson was named…