- 128 pages
- English
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The Battle of New Market Heights: Freedom Will Be Theirs by the Sword
About this book
Following this historic battle, the United States Colored Troops (USCT) had proven their valor and taken their rightful place amongst heroes in America's history.
In the predawn darkness of September 29, 1864, black Union soldiers attacked a heavily fortified position on the outskirts of the Confederate capital of Richmond.
In a few hours of desperate fighting, these African-American soldiers struck a blow against Robert E. Lee's vaunted Army of Northern Virginia and proved to detractors that they could fight for freedom and citizenship for themselves and their enslaved brethren. For fourteen of the black soldiers who stormed New Market Heights that day, their bravery would be awarded with the nation's highest honor: The Congressional Medal of Honor.
With vivid firsthand accounts and meticulous tactical detail, James S. Price brings the Battle of New Market Heights into brilliant focus with maps by master cartographer Steven Stanley.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword, by O. James Lighthizer
- Perface
- Chapter 1. âThe ObjectâŚIs to Surprise and Capture Richmondâ: Fall of 1864
- Chapter 2. âMr. Butler and His Ethiopian Cohortsâ: Beast Butler, United States Colored Troops and the Army of the James
- Chapter 3. âA Long and Tedious Trampâ: The March Up
- Chapter 4. âUnflinching Heroismâ: Duncanâs Assault
- Chapter 5. âThirty Minutes of Terrible Suspenseâ: Draperâs Assault
- Chapter 6. Ferro Iis Libertas Perveniet
- Epilogue. The Perils of Preservation
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Author