Camp Dick Robinson
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camp-dick-robinson-201-12826702
title:
Camp Dick Robinson
text:
In mid-May 1861, U. S. Navy lieutenant William "Bull" Nelson armed Kentuckians loyal to the Union and that soon became the foundation for his receiving authority to enlist 10,000 troops for a campaign into East Tennessee. On August 6, 1861, those recruits marched into Camp Dick Robinson, making it the first Federal base south of the Ohio River. For Col. George C. Kniffen, "the wisdom of President Lincoln commissioning. .. Nelson to organize a military force on the [neutral] soil of Kentucky" pre
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United States historic place
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Dick_Robinson
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date modified:
2023-09-24T16:11:10Z
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