Camp nelson, kentucky a civil war history ebook, 2015. When it is a genealogyrelated book i also check the index for my peoples names. Camp nelson heritage national monument, formerly camp nelson national monument and before that camp nelson civil war heritage park, is a 525acre national monument, historical museum and park located in southern jessamine county, kentucky, united states, 20 miles south of lexington, kentucky. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. More than 23,000 african americans from kentucky served in the u. Later it became one of the countrys most important recruiting stations and training camps for black soldiers and kentucky s chief center for. The camp nelson photographic collection dated 1864. Sears tells the story of the rise and fall of the camp through the shifting perspective. Camp nelson national cemetery in nicholasville, kentucky.
Camp nelson was the largest depot and permanent encampment in kentucky outside of louisville. Camp nelson national cemetery is located about 15 miles 24 km south of lexington, kentucky. But kentucky was a complicated place during the civil war, and camp nelson embodied th e. Camp nelson photographic collection university of kentucky. Richard d sears camp nelson, kentucky, was designed in 1863 as a military supply depot for the union army. In the past they have had reenactments in september which can also be informative. This camp, located near lexington, kentucky was an important recruiting and training camp for black soldiers who often abandoned their slave owners to sign up for service. The author s concise yet inclusive fortysix page historical introduction provides readers with all of the necessary background material required to place the books primary source materials into an appropriate. Camp nelson, first established in 1863 and named for major general william bull nelson, is located on both the jessamine county and garrard county sides of the river.
Because of the camps significance as a usct recruiting base, a large number of these soldiers are interred at camp nelson. Colored cavalry, a regiment formed at camp nelson, into its first largescale battle, which took place in october 1864 in the. Colored troops usct who were recruited and trained at camp nelson. The nearest airport is blue grass airport in lexington. African american soldiers, african americans, antislavery movements, freedmen. Established as a union supply depot and hospital during the civil war, camp nelson became a recruitment and training center for african american soldiers, and a refugee camp for their wives and children. Camp nelson, founded on june 12, 1863, in jessamine. Fry, camp nelson, ky rebels are believed to be about making a formidable raid in the eastern part of kentucky, and may have already entered the state, though of this we have no posi tive information. Get directions, maps, and traffic for camp nelson, ky. Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. The history of the refugee camp is closely tied to that of the u. Civil war heritage of kentuckys camp nelson, part ii.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading camp nelson, kentucky. Civil war refugees at camp nelson, kentucky, 18641865. Hes coauthored a report on the camp nelson experiences of former slaves, entitled seizing freedom. Camp nelson, highlighted in celebrate african american. Troops at boonesborough, winchester, and mount sterling, with.
Camp nelson civil war heritage park is a 525acre park and historical museum located in southern jessamine county, kentucky, 20. The number of wounded soldiers in the infirmaries and the. Adjutant general, report of the adjutant general of the state of kentucky, vol. Army supply depot, hospital, and recruitment camp, they do focus on the camps most significant story. Nicholasville, kentucky camp nelson was a large union quartermaster and commissary depot, recruitment and training center, and hospital facility established during the civil war in june 1863. Reading a book from the back can give you goose bumps. Because of the camp s significance as a usct recruiting base, a large number of these soldiers are interred at camp nelson. Nov 10, 2010 in mays book the saltville massacre, he follows the 5th u.
Camp nelson is our canada my colleague greg hardison and i have been on the road lately, making videos for the khs youtube channel about the relevance and value of history we recently stopped at camp nelson in jessamine county, where we interviewed staff there about the possibility of the site becoming a national monument. More than 23,000 black kentucky men joined the union army during the civil war, most to literally fight for their freedom. Sears tells the story of the rise and fall of the camp through the shifting. Oct 25, 2017 camp nelson sits on a high plateau of rock cliffs, the palisades, surrounded by the kentucky river. We recently stopped at camp nelson in jessamine county, where we. Sears 2002, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Later it became one of the countrys most important recruiting stations and training camps for black soldiers and kentuckys chief center for issuing emancipation papers to former slaves. Historic first baptist church of camp nelson home facebook.
We recently stopped at camp nelson in jessamine county, where we interviewed staff there about the possibility of the site becoming a national monument. Pdf download camp nelson kentucky free unquote books. Camp nelson civil war heritage park, nicholasville, ky. Winchester sun camp nelson, kentucky is an expansive, well edited, and valuable compilation of primary source material for military and sociopolitical students of the civil war in the bluegrass state to explore. A civil war history camp nelson, kentucky, was designed in 1863 as a military supply depot for the union army. It was established and named on june 12, 1863, for maj. It is so amazing the history we played in the area. Sep 14, 2009 camp nelson, kentucky is an expansive, well edited, and valuable compilation of primary source material for military and sociopolitical students of the civil war in the bluegrass state to explore. As a result, in june and july 1868, a total of 2,023 remains were removed from areas in kentucky such as frankfort, richmond, london and covington and reinterred at camp nelson national cemetery.
Historic first baptist church of camp nelson, nicholasville, kentucky. Camp nelson, kentucky, was designed in 1863 as a military supply depot for the union army. Cspan school bus toured camp nelson in 2000 and recorded a video interview with dr. Company m many men mustered in from camp nielson, glasgow, barren county, kentucky. The book is badly damaged, but front and back covers and frontispiece have been preserved. The home that is there has a walking tour that shows life from the 1860s. Foster of camp nelson in nicholasville, kentucky, during the civil war. One book immediately caught my eye because it was about camp nelson, kentucky. Camp nelson national cemetery, located near nicholasville, kentucky, is all that remains of camp nelson, the largest recruiting center for african american troops in the state, as well as a large union supply depot and hospital facility. View from one of the forts at camp nelson camp nelson was a product of the civil war, created in 1863 and quickly dismantled after the war. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Archaeology of escaped slave at camp nelson, kentucky. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Camp nelson in nicholasville, kentucky served as one of the largest recruitment and training depots for united states colored troops. Camp nelson, a key supply base for union forces in kentucky and tennessee, opened in the summer of 1863. Summary camp nelson, kentucky, was designed in 1863 as a military supply depot for the union army.
Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. December 31, 2000 clip of camp nelson heritage park this clip, title, and description were not created by cspan. Oct 30, 2018 by december 6, 1865, 10,000 formerly enslaved africanamericans and freedmen had enlisted at the camp. Since the most important historical events at camp nelson involved the recruiting of black sol. With its role in the creation and nurturing of the 5 th, camp nelson is mentioned in a river divides, the sequel to beyond. Camp nelson is our canada kentucky historical society.
The unique civil war heritage of kentuckys camp nelson. The unique civil war heritage of kentucky s camp nelson the camp initially was the training camp for the army of the ohio and district of kentucky with somewhere between 3,000 to. In the spring of 1864, when african american soldiers were finally. It will also serve as a great resource for the study of ambrose burnsides east tennessee campaign. Camp nelson, kentucky, was designed in 1863 as a military supply dep. Camp nelson, kentucky the university press of kentucky. Civil war historian to talk on saltville massacre at camp nelson. Camp nelson was established in 1863 as a recruiting station and quartermaster supply base for military operations into east tennessee. The american civil war era camp was established in 1863 as a depot. Foster published the photographs in book form in 1864. Camp nelson civil war heritage park is a 525acre park and historical museum located in southern jessamine county, kentucky.
It was then attached to the military district of kentucky and dept. Companies in this regiment with the counties of origin edit edit source. Kentucky society of professional geologists, annual field trip guidebook, 112 p. It will also serve as a great resource for the study of ambrose burnsides east tennessee campaign, an operation that is yet to receive a book. Camp nelson and at berea, kentucky, figures prominently in several of the authors books. During the course of the war, the camp provided more than 10,000 u. Richard d sears perched high atop the kentucky river palisades in the central bluegrass, picturesque camp nelson played an important, yet now largely forgotten, role in the tragedies and triumphs of the civil war. The 10 best kentucky history museums with photos tripadvisor. Until january 1865 it was attached to the 2nd brigade, 1st division, district of kentucky, dept. Later it became one of the countrys most important recruiting stations and training camps for black.
The majority of refugees, and especially those who remained following the closing of camp nelson in 1866, were the wives and children of usct. Organized at camp nelson, kentucky, november 1, 1864june 21, 1865 october 24, 1864. Curley distillery at camp nelson bridge, jessamine county. Later it became one of the countrys most important recruiting stations and training camps for black soldiers and kentucky s chief center for issuing emancipation papers to former slaves. When i get a new book i read the part about the author first. From there, one can take man o war boulevard east for about five miles to nicholasville road. Home visual materials curley distillery at camp nelson bridge, jessamine county, kentucky, ca. Thousands of slaves risked their lives escaping to this site with the hope of securing their freedom and. Sears tells the story of the rise and fall of the camp. Camp nelson in jessamine county, kentucky, was the third largest recruiting center in the nation for black troops during the civil war. Camp nelson was a union supply depot and industrial center during the civil war. Sears tells the story of the rise and fall of the camp through the shifting perspective of a changing cast. New national monument in kentucky honors black civil war.
Sears tells the story of the rise and fall of the camp through the shifting perspective of a changing. We recently visited kentucky s camp nelson, the third largest africanamerican recruiting center of the civil war. It is also important as kentucky s largest recruitment center for africanamerican troops and as a refugee center. Colored troops was organized on july 15, 1864, at camp nelson. Camp nelson, kentucky is an expansive, well edited, and valuable compilation of primary source material for military and sociopolitical students of the civil war in the bluegrass state to explore. By december 6, 1865, 10,000 formerly enslaved africanamericans and freedmen had enlisted at the camp. Camp nelson national cemeterycivil war era national. I finally received my copy of camp nelson, kentucky. Camp nelson national parks conservation association.
After march 1864, camp nelson became kentucky s largest recruitment and training center for black troops, designated united states colored. While these statements do not give the whole story of camp nelson as a u. The history of camp nelson demonstrates the challenges formerly enslaved people faced as they began their lives as. Camp nelson near lexington, kentucky in the civil war. Camp nelson heritage national monument, nicholasville. We recently visited kentuckys camp nelson, the third largest africanamerican recruiting center of the civil war. Located along the lexingtondanville turnpike and adjacent to the kentucky river, the camp was situated along major lines of transportation and near the cities of nicholasville, lexington and richmond. Camp nelson heritage national monument, formerly camp nelson national monument and before that camp nelson civil war heritage park, is a 525acre 2. The camp nelson limestone is a geologic formation in kentucky. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Camp nelson sits on a high plateau of rock cliffs, the palisades, surrounded by the kentucky river.