Tag Archives: New Market Heights

Dying Far From Home: Pvt. Thomas Young, Co. A, 5th USCI

Posted on July 22, 2021 by ECW Guest Post

ECW is pleased to welcome back Tim Talbott African Americans in mid-nineteenth century America experienced the road to freedom differently. Some found the course short and straight. They claimed personal liberty as a right of birth by place or circumstance. … Continue reading →

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Saving History Saturday: Preservation at New Market Heights

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Emerging Civil War

The following text is an official press release from American Battlefield Trust, shared on February 10, 2021.   PRESERVATION OF LAND AT NEW MARKET HEIGHTS HONORS THE VALOR OF BLACK CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS  American Battlefield Trust protects 22 additional acres … Continue reading →

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Battle of New Market Heights Memorial and Education Association

Posted on October 3, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

ECW is please to welcome Tim Talbott On September 29, 1864, during the fighting at the Battle of New Market Heights, as Corporal Miles James of Company B, 36th United States Colored Infantry maneuvered through abatis and approached the Confederate … Continue reading →

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The 30th Anniversary of Glory, Celebrated by the 54th Mass, Co. B

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Steward T. Henderson

On July 21, 2019, in solidarity with my fellow members of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Company B, I attended the 30th Anniversary showing of the movie Glory. Although several of the 54th were in Bowie, Maryland, I attended the … Continue reading →

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Significant USCT Sites in the Eastern Theater: Virginia and Washington, DC

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Steward T. Henderson

I have had a few inquiries about significant sites for the United States Colored Troops. Over the past several years, I have spoken about each of the five sites that I am writing about in this blog. I participated in … Continue reading →

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African American Soldiers at Fort Gilmer

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Doug Crenshaw

It was September 29, 1864. General Benjamin Butler’s Army of the James finally arose from its slumber, crossing the James and launching attacks against the outer Confederate fortifications around Richmond. The plan was to pierce the works and then to … Continue reading →

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USCT Captain Richard Etheridge Memorialized

Posted on February 28, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War welcome guest author George W. Hettenhouse The Northern Outer Banks, a narrow strip of sand that extends from the Virginia/North Carolina border to Hatteras Inlet, NC, roughly 120 miles to the south, is full of history. The first English … Continue reading →

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Battlefield Markers & Monuments: African American Civil War Memorial & USCT Memorial

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Steward T. Henderson

My favorite monument is the African American Civil War Memorial in my hometown, Washington, D.C. and my second favorite is the United States Colored Troops Memorial in Lexington Park, MD. I observed the dedications of both of these monuments. The … Continue reading →

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He Had Won for Himself an Honorable Name: Brig. Gen. John Chambliss’ Untimely Death

Posted on August 20, 2015 by ECW Guest Post

Today, we are pleased to welcome back author Jimmy Price The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign witnessed many dark days for the Army of Northern Virginia, but one that has received scant attention is August 16, 1864. On that day, Lee’s army lost … Continue reading →

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The Real War that Never Got into the Books: Operations North of the James River, July-October 1864

Posted on May 7, 2015 by ECW Guest Post

Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Jimmy Price Part One in a Series. What if I was to tell you that a series of desperate battles was fought on the footsteps of the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia? … Continue reading →

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