Nicholasville in Jessamine County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Dedicated To Union Soldiers

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 16, 2019

1. Dedicated To Union Soldiers Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the memory of the 3,670 Union soldiers, 1247 of whom are known but to God, buried here. In "giving the last full measure of devotion", they preserved the Union and made the promise of freedom a reality for all Americans. May we never forget.

Erected 1998 by The Dean-Parker Chapter, National Society Daughters of the Union, 1861-1865, Inc.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.

Location. 37° 47.241′ N, 84° 36.185′ W. Memorial is in Nicholasville, Kentucky, in Jessamine County. It can be reached from the intersection of Danville Road (U.S. 27) and Camp Nelson Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located in the rear portion of the cemetery, east of the Cemetery Office Building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6998 Danville Road, Nicholasville KY 40356, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Bluegrass Region

and in Greater Lexington Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Gold Star Family Memorial (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Navy SEABEES (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Camp Nelson National Cemetery (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Camp Nelson National Cemetery (about 800 feet away); General William "Bull" Nelson (approx. 0.2 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nicholasville.

Camp Nelson National Cemetery Entrance Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 16, 2019

2. Camp Nelson National Cemetery Entrance Sign

Camp Nelson National Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 16, 2019

3. Camp Nelson National Cemetery

Civil War Section.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 334 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 23, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.