Freedom Fighters - Henrico VA
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 25.676 W 077° 22.354
18S E 290071 N 4144988
By November 1864, several thousand African American soldiers, designated as United States Colored Troops or USCT, held Fort Harrison and the nearby earthworks.
Waymark Code: WM134T4
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2020
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Freedom Fighters-Richmond National Battlefield Park--By November 1864, several thousand African American soldiers, designated as United States Colored Troops or USCT, held Fort Harrison and the nearby earthworks. Many of these men had survived the bloody combat at New Market Heights, Fort Gilmer, and the Confederate counterattack against Fort Harrison where they defended the earthworks in front of you. These same soldiers remained here until the following April and were among the first Union troops to enter the Confederate capital.
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