Camp Nelson and Its Defences
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This map vidly shows why Camp Nelson's location was selected. The high cliffs of the Kentucky River on the west and Hickman Creek on the east provided ideal natural defenses against potential attacks to the encampment. Courtesy of the National Archives.
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Camp Nelson
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…