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At Camp Nelson, A Call for Justice from a Surprising Source
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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10m
On a November day in 1864 at Camp Nelson, Ky., the commandant ordered the expulsion of 400 Black women and children from their shelters. The outraged Chief Quartermaster, Capt. Theron Hall, spoke out in an open letter that made national news. Here's the story.