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Siege of Petersburg 150th – Battle of Fort Harrison Reenactment

Civil War Reenactment of the Union assault on Fort Harrison. 150 years ago Grant and Lee were deadlocked in the Siege of Richmond and Petersburg during the American Civil War. See this reenactment of this time the armies met, during the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm.

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