Photograph of Camp Wildcat battlefield atop Hossier Knob
Don Sniegowski

Camp Wildcat Battlefield

Camp Wildcat Battle Monument, accessible from U.S. Route 25 6.2 miles northwest of East Bernstadt, preserves the site of the Union camp and battlefield on Wildcat Mountain.  The site is marked with trails, interpretive wayside tablets, a shelter, and some monuments.  Some of the Union trenches have been preserved.

Camp Wildcat Battlefield: What's Nearby

East Bernstadt, KY
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Lexington, Kentucky (KY-148)
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Versailles, Kentucky (KY-142)
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Georgetown, Kentucky (KY-52)
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Leslie Morris Park at Fort Hill
Frankfort, KY
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Frankfort, Kentucky (KY-50)
Frankfort, KY
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Old Bardstown Village Civil War Museum
Bardstown, KY
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The Samuel May House Living History Museum
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Shelbyville, Kentucky (KY-114)
Shelbyville, KY
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Mabry-Hazen House Museum and Bethel Cemetery
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Preservation

The 91ÇÑ×Ó and our members have saved more than 264 acres at Camp Wildcat Battlefield.

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Related Battles

Camp Wildcat
Battle Facts
Laurel County, KY | October 21, 1861
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
78
Union
25
Confed.
53
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