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February 25, 2023

Sergeant Major Christian Fleetwood Was One of 14 Black Soldiers Awarded the Medal of Honor for Action at the Battle of New Market Heights

In late September 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant made plans for a pair of simultaneous assaults against Confederate positions both north and south of the James River near Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia. The...

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Sergeant Major Christian Fleetwood Was One of 14 Black Soldiers Awarded the Medal of Honor for Action at the Battle of New Market Heights

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