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» African-American troops stepped into history with first steps into Richmond
By A. Peter Bailey | Published 02/10/2011 | Commentaries | Rating:  printer version
From the book, “Thomas Morris Chester, Black Civil War Correspondent,” I first became aware that black Union soldiers were the first to enter into a defeated Richmond, which had been hurriedly evacuated by Confederate government officials the day before.