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Fort Pocahontas

Charles City County, US

Fort Pocahontas

Fort Pocahontas was an earthen fort on the north bank of the James River at Wilson's Wharf, in Charles City County, Virginia which served as a Union supply depot during the American Civil War. The fort was constructed by African-American soldiers of the United States Colored Troops under the command

of Brig. Gen. Edward Augustus Wild.

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