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'''Camp Nelson National Cemetery''' is a [[United States National Cemetery]] located in southern [[Jessamine County, Kentucky|Jessamine County]], [[Kentucky]]. It was originally a graveyard associated with the [[U.S. Army]]'s [[Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park|Camp Nelson]], which was active during the [[U.S. Civil War]] and its aftermath. The camp was named for [[Major General]] [[William "Bull" Nelson]], commander of the | '''Camp Nelson National Cemetery''' is a [[United States National Cemetery]] located in southern [[Jessamine County, Kentucky|Jessamine County]], [[Kentucky]]. It was originally a graveyard associated with the [[U.S. Army]]'s [[Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park|Camp Nelson]], which was active during the [[U.S. Civil War]] and its aftermath. The camp was named for [[Major General]] [[William "Bull" Nelson]], commander of the Civil War [[Army of Kentucky]], who was murdered by a fellow officer in 1862.<ref name=sears>{{Cite book|last= Sears |first= Richard D. |title= Camp Nelson, Kentucky: A Civil War History|year = 2002 |publisher= The University Press of Kentucky | place=Lexington, Kentucky |isbn= 0-8131-2246-5|page=4}}</ref> | ||
Administered by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]], the cemetery encompasses {{convert|30.2|acre}}, has a capacity for 15,000 graves,<ref name=josh/> and currently contains over 12,000 interments, nearly all of which were, at death, either [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. Armed Forces]] personnel on active duty, [[veteran]]s of the Armed Forces, or their [[Military dependent|dependent]] family members. There are 2,452 burials that date to the [[U.S. Civil War]], and of those, 837 are known to be the graves of African-American soldiers.<ref name=cnel/><ref name=mcbride>{{Cite web |last= McBride |first= Stephen W. |title= Closing of the Depot |url= http://www.campnelson.org/history/closing.htm |work= Camp Nelson, Civil War Heritage Park |publisher= Camp Nelson Restoration and Preservation Foundation |access-date= 22 January 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110725133947/http://www.campnelson.org/history/closing.htm |archive-date= 25 July 2011 |url-status= dead }}</ref> Their gravestone are marked with the letters "USCT" over their names; the designation stands for "[[United States Colored Troops]]".<ref name=mcbride/> | Administered by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]], the cemetery encompasses {{convert|30.2|acre}}, has a capacity for 15,000 graves,<ref name=josh/> and currently contains over 12,000 interments, nearly all of which were, at death, either [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. Armed Forces]] personnel on active duty, [[veteran]]s of the Armed Forces, or their [[Military dependent|dependent]] family members. There are 2,452 burials that date to the [[U.S. Civil War]], and of those, 837 are known to be the graves of African-American soldiers.<ref name=cnel/><ref name=mcbride>{{Cite web |last= McBride |first= Stephen W. |title= Closing of the Depot |url= http://www.campnelson.org/history/closing.htm |work= Camp Nelson, Civil War Heritage Park |publisher= Camp Nelson Restoration and Preservation Foundation |access-date= 22 January 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110725133947/http://www.campnelson.org/history/closing.htm |archive-date= 25 July 2011 |url-status= dead }}</ref> Their gravestone are marked with the letters "USCT" over their names; the designation stands for "[[United States Colored Troops]]".<ref name=mcbride/> | ||