#OTD Dec 15 and 16, 1864: 8 regiments of the 13th U.S. Colored Troops fought at the Battle of Nashville, one of the most decisive victories of the Civil War and the last battle outside states along the east coast.
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"13th U.S. Colored Troops and Battle of Nashville, 1864." Historianspeaks, December 16, 2025. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/13th-us-colored-troops-and-battle-of-nashville-1864.
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