Union soldiers marching near future site of Camp Nelson

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Union soldiers marching near future site of Camp Nelson

This 1861 image from "Harper's Weekly" depicts members of the 31st Ohio Infantry Regiment marching over the Kentucky River near the future site of Camp Nelson. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

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By Sanders
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…