Welcome to a new feature of the Richmond National Battlefield Park website! Come in and have a look at a true highlight of Civil War History: US Colored Troops who received the Medal of Honor at New Market Heights.
In the early morning hours of September 29, 1864, black troops, or United States Colored Troops (USCTs for short) charged the Rebel works at New Market Heights, VA. For their valor in this engagement, 14 USCTs earned the Medal of Honor. This is the story of these men and the fateful morning of September 29, 1864.
Overview : An overview of the Battle of New Market
Heights
USCT Background : The story of the United States Colored
Troops
The Union Perspective : A detailed look at the Battle of New Market
Heights
USCT Medal of Honor recipients from the Battle of New Market
Heights.
Order
of Battle : Units present at the Battle of New Market Heights
Virtual
Bibliography : Read the orders and dispatches that tell the story.