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Winter Lecture Series: Steve T. Phan, “Advance on the Enemies of Your Country”: Camp Nelson’s Evolution and the US Army’s Spring Offensives in 1864
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Camp Nelson National Monument 6614 Danville Road Loop 2 Nicholasville, KY 40356Dates & Times
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Join the National Park Service (NPS) for the 3rd Annual Winter Lecture Series at Camp Nelson National Monument! The special programs feature guest speakers who present on a variety of topic related to the Civil War Era. The presentations take place on select Saturdays at starting at 11:00 am at the park. The 1.5-hour programs are free and open to the public.
March 30, 2023: Steve T. Phan, “Advance on the Enemies of Your Country”: Camp Nelson’s Evolution and the US Army’s Spring Offensives in 1864
Steve T. Phan, Historian and Chief of Interpretation at Camp Nelson National Monument, examines Camp Nelson’s seminal evolution from supply depot to recruitment center for US Colored Troops coinciding with the US Army’s offensives launched simultaneously across multiple theaters in the spring of 1864.
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