Black Brigade of Cincinnati

Title: Black Brigade of Cincinnati
Allegiance: United States of America
Description: Organized September 2, 1862, these volunteer units built fortifications in Northern Kentucky to protect the city of Cincinnati from Confederate troops. Under the command of General Lew Wallace, they cut down trees, dug rifle pits, and built roads and forts. They labored for three weeks. With the threat to Cincinnati ebbing, the units were disbanded on September 20, 1862.
Has site: Cincinnati (Ohio)
Began: 2 Sep 1862
Ended: 20 Sep 1862
Years duration: 1862
Participant in: Civil War, 1861-1865
Source: Black Brigade; The; Black Brigade of Cincinnati; The

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