Camp Nelson Letter
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In this letter white soldier Charles Atkin wrote to his wife about attending an African American church service at Camp Nelson. Written in February 1864, it shows that Camp Nelson proved to be a magnet for slaves seeking to escape slavery even before black troops were formally recruited in Kentucky. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
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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…