One of Kentucky’s most vicious Civil War engagements has been largely forgotten for more than 152 years. On January 25, 1865, Company E of the 5th USCC was transporting a herd of 900 cattle to Louisville, Kentucky. These troops, based at Camp Nelson in Jessamine County, had previously fought at the Battle of Saltville, Virginia, in […]
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