Camp Nelson Coloed Soldiers' Barracks
This file appears in: First USCT Recruits at Camp Nelson
This period photograph shows the Colored Soldiers' barracks at Camp Nelson in Jessamine County. Courtesy of Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park.
This file appears in: First USCT Recruits at Camp Nelson
First USCT Recruits at Camp Nelson
Historical Marker #2388 in Danville notes the African American community's contributions to the U.S. Army during the Civil War. In many instances, enslaved and free men of color who tried to join the Union army faced substantial danger.
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