Here in Ky, you can’t drive far without finding an historic site. I find cemeteries interesting and this is a nice one. Notice this section has soldiers from different wars, WWII, Korea and Vet man, probably more.
Camp Nelson National Cemetery is located in Nicholasville, Ky, just south of Lexington, KY.
In 1866, the U.S. government appropriated eight acres to establish a cemetery. Additional acre was purchased in 1874.
During the Civil War, Camp Nelson, cared for the sick and wounded. Camp Nelson included barracks, headquarters buildings and a 700-bed hospital.
This was a major center for the recruitment of black soldiers of the U.S. Colored Troops (USCT).
According the cemetery records, 1,180 men were buried here by February 1866.
After the end of the Civil War, the federal government initiated a program to locate and reinter Union dead in national cemeteries. As a result, a total of 2,023 remains were removed from areas in Kentucky such as Frankfort, Richmond, London and Covington and reinterred at Camp Nelson National Cemetery.
With the exception of two graves alleged to be Confederate soldiers, there are no Confederates interred at Camp Nelson.
The cemetery has been expanded, but the historic section is enclosed by a stone wall and the superintendent’s lodge, built in 1870, is fully restored.
Camp Nelson National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
Note:
Went to the dermatologist today. Waited two months for this appointment. Had a few extra ‘things’ froze or cut off. All is well and she said my skin looked great for my age. Thought that was nice of her to say. Getting old sucks.
Charged $65.00 for the freezing things, she said insurance would not pay. Thirty five dollars for the first freezing thing and $5 for all that followed. The cutting off of things is being billed to insurance. Everything is soooooo expensive. We are trying to get all this taken care of while Craig has company insurance.
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