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In December 1862 and January 1863, many southern newspapers claimed that U. S. troops at Nashville, Tennessee were mutinying and refusing to fight because of the Emancipation Proclamation. This appears to have been a reference to one unit in which some 600 men refused orders to advance to Stones River on December 26, 1862, because they had not been assigned the required number of commissioned and non-commissioned officers. A court Martial found eight men guilty of mutiny, but the verdict was later set aside. The regiment was reorganized with proper staffing and served with distinction throughout the war.
What unit was this?
credit: @WJC
What unit was this?
credit: @WJC