Description 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.
For fourteen of the black soldiers who stormed N.
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.
In a few hours of desperate fighting, these African American soldiers struck a blow against Robert E.
Description 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