Tennessee's First African-American Civil War Volunteers - Gallatin, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe
N 36° 23.307 W 086° 26.747
16S E 549704 N 4027177
Historic marker for Tennessee's first African-American volunteer fighting force in the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WM171HC
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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LOCATION: Court House Lawn, East Main Street, Gallatin TN

TEXT ON THE TENNESSEE HISTORICAL MARKER

Tennessee's First African-American Civil War Volunteers 1863
(Marker number 3B 68)
Among the first ex-slaves in the Union Army were 200 local volunteers who enlisted here on the Public Square in July, 1863. They became a part of the Thirteenth United States Colored Infantry at Nashville. Two months later the army recruited additional ex-slaves at Gallatin, Nashville, and Murfreesboro to form the Fourteenth Colored Infantry here.
Civil Right Type: Race (includes U.S. Civil Rights movement)
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