African Americans in the Civil War
African Americans were freemen, freedmen, slaves, soldiers, sailors, laborers, and slaveowners during the Civil War. As a historian, I must be...
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Book: The Battle of New Market Heights
Learn more about the Battle of New Market Heights and the heroism of the USCT troops who fought in this 1864 battle.
Warrior Legacy: Lieutenant General Ron Coleman
We had the honor of visiting the New Market Heights battlefield with Ron Coleman, a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general. Walking...
Christian Fleetwood's Medal of Honor
The attack upon the rebel works at New Market Heights, Va., September 29, 1864, one of the most stubborn in the history of the war, was delivered by...
Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Sept. 29th 1864
HISTORICAL MAP | Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, Sept. 29th 1864
The Battle of New Market Heights
Park Ranger and historian Mike Gorman details the vital action that took place on a piece of the New Market Heights battlefield the Trust is currently...
Legacy of Honor
Watch as Damon and Edward Radcliffe trace the footsteps of their ancestor, First Sgt. Edward Ratcliff, in an exhilarating video filmed on location at...
Edward Ratcliff's Legacy
This past summer, we joined brother Damon and Edward Radcliffe brothers on a journey through their extraordinary ancestor’s footsteps, visiting the...
New Market Heights | Sep 29, 1864
BATTLE MAP | American Battlefield Trust's map of the the Battle of New Market Heights on September 29, 1864
New Market Heights | Union Attack | Sep 29, 1864
BATTLE MAP | American Battlefield Trust's map of the Union Attack the the Battle of New Market Heights on September 29, 1864
New Market Heights | Union Breakthrough | Sep 29, 1864
BATTLE MAP | American Battlefield Trust's map of the Union Breakthrough at the Battle of New Market Heights on September 29, 1864
Covered With Glory: The African American Heroes of New Market Heights
Fourteen African American soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during the Sept. 29, 1864 Battle of New Market Heights. These men...