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English: – LARGE EARTHEN FORT BUILT BY THE UNION ARMY TO BE USED AS ITS SUPPLY DEPOT. IT WAS BUILT BY AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS UNDER THE COMMAND OF BRIGADIER GENERAL EDWARD WILD. 2500 CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS UNDER THE COMMAND OF MAJ. GENERAL FITZHUGH LEE ATTACKED AND WERE DEFEATED AND LEE WAS HUMILIATED BY BEING DEFEATED BY BLACK SOLDIERS. THE ENTIRE GROUND IS NOW OWNED BY HARRISON RUFFIN TYLER, GRANDSON OF PRESIDENT JOHN TYLER AND A DESCENDENT OF JOHN ROLFE, POCAHONTAS, PRESIDENT WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, AND EDMUND RUFFIN.
REF. # 99000848 THIS FORT IS HUGE AND I TOOK MANY PICTURES AND I WAS UNSURE WHICH ONE TO SEND BUT I PICKED ONE WHICH SHOWED THE HEIGHT OF THE EARTH BREASTWORKS. I COULD SEND MORE.
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