Marker Dedication

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Marker Dedication

On February 4, 2013, the "First USCT Recruits at Camp Nelson" marker was dedicated in Danville, Kentucky. Pictured are reenactors that attended the event. Courtesy of the Danville-Boyle County Economic Development Partnership.

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 Union army faced substantial danger. The…