Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky
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N 37° 47.255 W 084° 36.344
16S E 710829 N 4184948
History of Cemetery and burial.
Waymark Code: WMJN5Y
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2013
Views: 8
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Camp Nelson National Cemetery
One of 40 burial grounds listed by Congress in 1866 to become National Cemetery sites. Although no battles were fought in immediate area, a large camp hospital was located here. There were 1,183 men buried in this cemetery between July 28, 1863, and February 4, 1866. This included disinterments from several battlefields. The stone wall was built in 1867-68.
Presented by the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
Reverse
Camp Nelson National Cemetery
In June and July of 1868, after the Civil War, over 2,000 dead were removed from five areas of Kentucky and reburied here. This included 975 bodies from the battle of Perryville. Also buried here are soldiers from the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, Korea, and Vietnam. Expansion of the cemetery was made possible by a ten-acre donation in May of 1975.
Presented by the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
Marker Name: Camp Nelson National Cemetery
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 1610
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Presented by the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways.
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