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This week in history

January 25, 1865, Company E, 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry troops were assigned to drive a herd of cattle from Camp Nelson to Louisville to supply the city with meat. While passing near Simpsonville, men at the rear of the herd were attacked by Confederate guerrillas.

In the aftermath of the ambush, approximately 22 men were dead and another 20 wounded. Their antiquated weapons, 1853 Enfield rifles, we...

 
 

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