Battle of Chaffin's Farm
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The Battle of Chaffin's Farm and New Market Heights, also known as Laurel Hill and combats at Forts Harrison, Johnson, and Gilmer, was fought in Virginia on September 29–30, 1864, as part of the siege
Union assault on Fort Harrison, September 29 (after a sketch by William Waud)
Company E of the 4th United States Colored Troops Infantry Regiment, which served in the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.
Standing at left, Sgt. Major Christian Fleetwood wearing both the Medal of Honor and the Butler Medal with non-commissioned officers of the 4th U.S. Colored Infantry, Fort Slocum, April 1865
James H. Harris, of the 38th Colored Infantry Unit, who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.
Ulysses S. Grant
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Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877, and was the Commanding General of the Union Army, leading it to victory in the American Civil War in 1865.
Battle of Chaffin's Farm
…by an intermediate and inner system of fortifications much closer to the capital. In July and August 1864, these lines were tested by Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in offensives designed to attack simultaneously north and south of the James. On July 27–29, the Army of the Potomac's II Corps under Maj. Gen. Winfield…
Grant, c. 1870–1880
Grant's birthplace in Point Pleasant, Ohio
Grant as a young officer, c. 1845–1847
The Battle of Monterrey during which Grant saw military action