Guesner, fl. 1864 Refugee home, Camp Nelson, KY. [1864 ca.]

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GLC#
GLC05111.01.0213-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1864 ca.
Author/Creator
Guesner, fl. 1864
Title
Refugee home, Camp Nelson, KY. [1864 ca.]
Place Written
Louisville, Kentucky
Pagination
8 photographs Height: 34.9 cm, Width: 27.3 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Image of a dirt street with small white homes lining both sides. The street goes uphill and many of the homes have fences around the front yard. All of the people in the photo are African-American. A group of six children stand in the middle of the street in the foreground. Camp Nelson was a recruiting and training station for Federal soldiers during the war. Written at Fort Nelson.

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