Camp Nelson Refugee Cottages

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This image shows the long rows of duplex housing units built to house the large numbers of refugees that flooded into Camp Nelson during 1864 and 1865. Courtesy of Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park.

This file appears in: Camp Nelson Refugee Camp

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker # 1965 in Jessamine County notes the location of the Camp Nelson refugee camp, which housed the families of hundreds of African American soldiers. Camp Nelson was established in…