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We will kick off the new year with a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, January 13, at 7:30 p.m. However, weather permitting we will also be at the church to watch the meeting together on the big screen.Steve Phan will be speaking on "Birthplace of Liberty: Camp Nelson and the Civil War." Camp Nelson was established in 1863 as a US Army fortified base, supply depot, and hospital. It also served as a recruitment post and refugee camp for white Unionists fleeing Confederate occupation in East Tennessee. The following year, the base evolved to become one of the country's largest recruitment and training centers for African American soldiers during the Civil War and served as a refugee camp for their wives and children.
Steve Phan is a Park Ranger and Chief of Interpretation at Camp Nelson National Monument. He has also worked at the Civil War Defenses of Washington, Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, Rock Creek Park, Hopewell Culture National HIstorical Park, Stones River National Battlefield, Richmond National Battlefield Park, and Gettysburg National Military Park. A military history scholar, Phan's research focuses on military occupation, operational command, African American soldiers and refugees, and fortifications during the Civil War. He holds a Master's Degree in American History from Middle Tennessee State University.
MEETING ID: 859 7712 0678
PASSCODE: 384130
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