CAMP NELSON NATIONAL MONUMENT
Formerly Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park, is located about 20 miles south of Lexington, Kentucky. The camp was established in 1863 as a depot for the Union Army and it became a recruiting and training ground or new soldiers from eastern Tennessee and for former slaves.
On October 26, 2018, President Trump proclaimed the site as Camp Nelson National Monument, the 418th unit of the National Park Service.
It was established as a supply depot for Union efforts in the area and in Tennessee. It was named for Union General William "Bull" Nelson who had recently been murdered by Union General Jefferson C. Davis (not the Confederate president) over an insult. (Another interesting story in itself.)
It was placed near the Hickman Bridge, the only bridge over the Kentucky River upriver from the state capital (Frankfort, Kentucky).
Only he northern side of the camp needed protection as the other three sides have almost verticle 400-500 foot cliffs.
--Old Secesh
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