Camp Nelson National Cemetery

Camp Nelson National Cemetery was one of 40 burial grounds listed by Congress in 1866 to become National Cemetery sites. Although no battles were fought in the immediate area, a large camp hospital was located here. There were 1,183 men buried in this cemetery between July 28, 1863, and February 4, 1866, including disinterments from several battlefields. The stone wall was built in 1867-68. In June and July of 1868, after the Civil War, over 2,000 dead were removed from five areas of Kentucky and reburied here, including 975 bodies from the battle of Perryville. Soldiers from the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, Korea, and Vietnam are also buried here. Expansion of the cemetery was made possible by a ten-acre donation in May 1975.

High Bridge, Kentucky · United States