Mass Grave of Slaughtered Black Civil War Soldiers Possibly Located - Archaeology Magazine

Mass Grave of Slaughtered Black Civil War Soldiers Possibly Located - Archaeology Magazine

Ground-penetrating radar results with possible mass grave circled SIMPSONVILLE, KENTUCKY—Live Science reports that archaeologists believe they have found evidence of a forgotten and grim event of the Civil War. On January 25, 1865, a company of Black Union Soldiers were driving 900 head of cattle towards Louisville, Kentucky, when they were ambushed and attacked. Kentucky was technically neutral during the war but had roving bands of guerillas w…