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Tennessee's First African-American Civil War Volunteers
Main St., Gallatin,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 23' 18.42",
-86° 26' 44.819988"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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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.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Tennessee's First African-American Civil War Volunteers Historical Marker Location Map, Gallatin, Tennessee Map
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