Tucked into dense, humid forest off six lanes of roaring interstate is a largely forgotten battlefield: New Market Heights, where 14 U.S. Colored Troops soldiers and two white officers earned the nation’s highest military honor.
Tucked into dense, humid forest off six lanes of roaring interstate is a largely forgotten battlefield: New Market Heights, where 14 U.S. Colored Troops soldiers and two white officers earned the nation’s highest military honor.