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Special Event
Event
Winter Lecture Series: "An Army of Benevolence," The US Sanitary Commission at Camp Nelson
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Time:
11:00 AM
Duration:
1 hour and 30 minutes
Type of Event
Talk
Description
Join the National Park Service (NPS) for the 5th 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 at the park's Reconstructed Barracks on select Saturdays. The programs are free and open to the public.
January 17, 2026
11:00 AM - An Army of Benevolence: The US Sanitary Commission at Camp Nelson
At the outbreak of the Civil War while thousands of soldiers joined the US Army, even more women and civilians joined together to support them. Members of the US Sanitary Commission would go on to serve on the battlefield, in hospitals, and at military camps like Camp Nelson
Ava Goetz, Lead Interpretive Park Ranger at Camp Nelson National Monument, delivers the program.
Camp Nelson National Monument
6614 Danville Road Loop 2
Nicholasville, KY 40356
6614 Danville Road Loop 2
Nicholasville, KY 40356