Frankfort Civil War Round Table - Displaced by War: Camp Nelson and East Tennessee

In August 1863, the Army of the Ohio launched an offensive from Camp Nelson and liberated pro-Union East Tennessee. Camp Nelson fueled the army's campaign and served as a recruiting and refugee center for civilian Unionists fleeing Confederate occupation.

Camp Nelson National Monument is the 418^th unit of the National Park Service.

Steve T. Phan is a Park Ranger and serves as the Chief of Interpretation at Camp Nelson National Monument. He recently served as the historian at the Civil War Defenses of Washington. He has also worked at Gettysburg National Military Park, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Stones River National Battlefield, Rock Creek Park, and Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument. A military history scholar of the Civil War era, Phan’s research focuses on military occupation, operational command, African American soldiers and refugees, and fortifications during the Civil War. He is the author of articles about Asians and Pacific Islanders in the Civil War and the Defenses of Washington for numerous publications. He was nominated for the National Park Service Tilden Award for Excellence in Interpretation in 2019 and 2020. He holds a master’s degree in American History from Middle Tennessee State University.

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