On this special episode of the Civil War Regiments Podcast, I have a full panel of guests to discuss Camp Nelson National Monument in Kentucky, it's historical significance as an enormous Union supply base, refugee camp and training ground for USCT Regiments, and we also discuss the upcoming living history event taking place August 12-13, 2023, as part of the Camp's 160th Anniversary. My guests include Steve Phan (NPS Chief of Interpretation at Camp Nelson), Will Eichler (Tuebor Historic Events) and Jason Brown (Mess No. 1). This was an intriguing episode on a topic I am not familiar with and I hope it leads you all to new and interesting knowledge on the subject!
Information Mentioned:
Camp Nelson National Monument website www.nps.gov/cane
Website for Living History Event August 12-13, 2023 https://www.tueborevents.com/camp-nelson
Mess No. 1 website https://www.messno1.com/
Civil War Digital Digest https://civilwardigitaldigest.com/
Perryville, Ky Battlefield https://www.perryvillebattlefield.org/
Camp Nelson National Cemetery https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/national_cemeteries/kentucky/camp_nelson_national_cemetery.html
Captain Theron Hall https://www.nps.gov/people/theron-e-hall.htm
Books:
"Camp Nelson Kentucky," by Richard Sears
"Embattled Freedom: Journeys Through the Civil War's Slave Refugee Camps," by Amy Taylor
"History of the Twenty-first Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers," by Charles Walcott
"From Ashby to Andersonville," by George Hitchcock, 21st Massachusetts
"Into The Tornado Of War: A History of the 21st Michigan Infantry," by James Genco
"Personal Recollections of the Civil War," by James Madison Stone
"A Slave's Adventure Toward Freedom," by Peter Bruner
