Louis H. Carpenter
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Louis Henry Carpenter was a United States Army brigadier general and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the American Indian Wars.
6th Regiment United States Cavalry insignia
The Battle of Upperville: Harper's Weekly, issue date July 18, 1863.
United States Cavalry branch insignia
Camp Nelson National Monument, formerly the Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park, is a 525-acre (2.12 km2) national monument, historical museum and park located in southern Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Lexington, Kentucky. The American Civil War era camp was established in 1863 as a depot for the Union Army during the Civil War. It became a recruiting ground for new soldiers from Eastern Tennessee and enslaved people, many of whom had fled their living conditions to be soldiers.
Camp Nelson in 2008
Replica of a refugee shanty used at Camp Nelson
John Gregg Fee led the effort to secure housing, education, and aid for the families of the USCT.
The obelisk honors the refugees who are buried here. The refugees were primarily family of the US Colored Troops or the East Tennessee Unionists who enlisted here.