History at Sunset with Camp Nelson National Monument
Sat, Aug 08
|Huntertown Community Interpretive Park
Time & Location
Aug 08, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Huntertown Community Interpretive Park, 1546 Huntertown Rd, Versailles, KY 40383, USA
About the event
History at Sunset with Camp Nelson National Monument
Marching Home: US Colored Troop Veterans in Kentucky after the Civil War
Saturday, August 8
7:00 – 8:30 pm at HCIP
The National Park Service, in partnership with Huntertown Community Interpretive Park, will explore the experience of African American soldiers and their families in Kentucky after the Civil War, including the US Colored Troops veterans who served in Camp Nelson regiments and later established communities in Bluegrass. Over 500 African American men and other freedom seekers journeyed from Woodford County to Camp Nelson to enlist with the US Colored Troops in 1864-65. Ranger Steve Phan, Chief of Interpretation at Camp Nelson National Monument, will lead the program at HCIP.