Nash Farm Battlefield-Campsites Found

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.

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.

Hood remained with his army at Lovejoy's station for much of September, before determining that he would swing around to the west to get in Sherman's rear and attempt to cut his supply line (Hatfield 1983:68). During that time (September 6-17), Stephen D. Lee's corps camped on the Nash Farm as evidenced by several concentrations of camp related material recovered by relic hunters and Archaeologist from the site.

Report of Stephen D. Lee's Campsites as mentioned in a report dated on SEPTEMBER 7,1864--10.50 p. m. General LEE, Commanding Corps: "General Hood desires that you select some convenient place near your present lines and bivouac your corps. Let your artillery go into regular park under its senior officer. Establish such police regulations as
shall secure the presence of the men. [F. A. SHOUP, Chief of Staff.]

The spring head of Walnut Creek is situated on this property and there are numerous ponds. A large cornfield grew on the Nash Farm at the time, which made this area a perfect place to camp. Four separate campsites have been located on and near the property. A North Carolina campsite was located on the southeast side of the largest pond on the property. Other campsites have been tentatively identified between the ponds, in the southeastern and southwestern corners of the property.