Winter Lecture 2022 - Camp Nelson and America’s Complicated Soul

Established as a supply depot and hospital during the Civil War for the U.S. Army, Camp Nelson became a large recruitment and training center for African American soldiers (USCTs), and a refugee camp for their wives and children. Thousands of enslaved people escaped to this site with the hope of securing freedom and ultimately controlling their futures by aiding in the destruction of slavery. Join Superintendent Ernie Price for an exploration of this brand-new unit of the National Park Service.

[eldonpayne]

My g g grandfather, Samuel M. Payne, was trained at Camp Nelson and was a private in Co. E 8th TN. CAV.
I really enjoyed the lecture and hope to visit Camp Nelson in the future.

[Sgtklark]

The sound in this is so bad I couldn't watch it. Even with the volume turned up max.

[lynnadams]

So why was the Union Army invading Kentucky ?