Lee’s
Corps camped on this property from September
3-17, 1864. Four separate campsites have been
located on this property. A North Carolina campsite
was located near the largest pond on the property.
One campsite was located on the south east corner
of the property. One campsite was located between
both ponds and one campsite was located in the
southwestern corner of the property. All
yielding many artifacts found.
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a map of the campsites.(2000 KB)
The
spring head of Walnut Creek starts on this property
and has numerous ponds. A large corn field grew
on the Nash Farm Battlefield at the time which
made this area a perfect place to camp. General
Stephen D. Lee’s campsite here also protected
the Confederate right flank during the rest
of their duration near Lovejoy. Numerous Civil
War artifacts have been excavated from local
relic hunters who have discovered these campsites
during the last three decades. These campsites
belonged to Confederate General Stephen D. Lee’s
Army Corps. Parts of S. D. Lee’s Corps
camped here for nearly a month before General
Hood pulled his army westward towards Palmetto,
Georgia.
