Camp Nelson USCT Barracks
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This period photograph shows the Colored Soldiers’ barracks at Camp Nelson. Many of the soldiers that enlisted at Camp Neslon brought their families with them. Courtesy of Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park.
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Camp Nelson Refugee Camp
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 1863 as a recruiting station and quartermaster…