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Winter Lecture Series: Ronald Wolford Blair, Historian, “Wild Wolf”: Colonel Frank Wolford: The Man, Kentucky, and the Black Enlistment Controversy
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Camp Nelson National Monument 6614 Danville Road Loop 2 Nicholasville, KY 40356Dates & Times
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Join the National Park Service (NPS) for the 3rd Annual Winter Lecture Series at Camp Nelson National Monument! The special programs feature guest speakers who present on a variety of topic related to the Civil War Era. The presentations take place on select Saturdays at starting at 11:00 am at the park. The 1.5-hour programs are free and open to the public.
February 24, 2024: Ronald Wolford Blair, Historian, “Wild Wolf”: Colonel Frank Wolford: The Man, Kentucky, and the Black Enlistment Controversy
Historian Ronald Wolford Blair, author of Wild Wolf: The Great Civil War Rivalry, examines the Civil War service and legacy of Colonel Frank Wolford, commander of the famed 1st Kentucky Cavalry (US) and battle-scarred combatant veteran, who earned infamy for openly opposing the enlistment of African American men in the US Colored Troops in Kentucky.
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