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Enslaved Black Union soldiers brutally murdered by angry Southerners in Kentucky in “The Civil War’s Lost Massacre” on SECRETS OF THE DEAD – Oct. 23 at 10pm


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Secrets of the Dead

“The Civil War’s Lost Massacre”

Wednesday, October 23 at 10:00 pm

 

Archival photo of African American soldiers at Camp Nelson, Kentucky. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration
Archival photo of African American soldiers at Camp Nelson, Kentucky.
Credit: National Archives and Records Administration

 

Originally a supply depot for Union forces in Kentucky, Camp Nelson became the site where 10,000 Black soldiers trained in the Civil War. But in the war’s last months, these soldiers were attacked by bitter Southerners. Their remains have never been found, and a team is dedicated to finding them to memorialize their service and heroism.