Richmond 1864: "Remember Fort Pillow"
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Major Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, commanding the Army of the James, ordered a division of his U.S. Colored Troops to attack New Market Heights, part of the Confederate defenses of Richmond and Petersburg, on September 29, 1864. Here's his version of the battle.
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