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   Nathan H. Edgerton
   Lt. Edgerton was a white infantry officer and the adjutant of the 6th United States Colored Troops. In the early morning of September 29, 1864, his regiment advanced against the Confederate line at the Battle of New Market Heights in Virginia. The enemy held their fire until the Black soldiers were...
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