Camp Nelson Coloed Soldiers' Barracks

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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

By Tim Talbott
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…