Civil War in Hampton Roads
A New Beginning
1/1/2008 | 55m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
In the wake of the Peninsula Campaign, the Union seized control of all of Hampton Roads.
In the wake of the Peninsula Campaign, the Union seized control of all of Hampton Roads and the South lost the use of critical shipbuilding transportation, industrial, and agricultural resources. Fort Monroe became a center for the recruitment of U.S. Colored Troops (USCT), as many African-Americans sought to serve in this war to end slavery.
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Civil War in Hampton Roads is a local public television program presented by WHRO Public Media
Major funding provided by Kiwanis Club of Norfolk and The City of Hampton.
Civil War in Hampton Roads
A New Beginning
1/1/2008 | 55m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
In the wake of the Peninsula Campaign, the Union seized control of all of Hampton Roads and the South lost the use of critical shipbuilding transportation, industrial, and agricultural resources. Fort Monroe became a center for the recruitment of U.S. Colored Troops (USCT), as many African-Americans sought to serve in this war to end slavery.
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Major funding provided by Kiwanis Club of Norfolk and The City of Hampton.