A traditional split rail fence at Camp Nelson National Monument, which was originally named Camp Nelson War Heritage Park. Camp Nelson was established in 1863 as a supply depot, and recruitment point for the Union Army during the Civil War, particularly related to Union activities against the Confederacy in Eastern Tennessee. The fort also played a part in other events during the war, including supplying Ulysses S. Grant’s march on Atlanta with horses and other necessities.
The camp is named after Major General William “Bull” Nelson.