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During the Petersburg
campaign, General Benjamin Butler is one of the first
generals who started using black troops to
help in any sort of way when they were quote
unquote "contraband." So he decides he's going to put some of his black
troops front and center
campaign, General Benjamin Butler is one of the first
generals who started using black troops to
help in any sort of way when they were quote
unquote "contraband." So he decides he's going to put some of his black
troops front and center
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- During the Petersburg
campaign,
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General Benjamin Butler
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is one of the first
generals who started
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using black troops to
help in any sort of way
00:00:09.842 --> 00:00:12.376
when they were quote
unquote "contraband."
00:00:12.047 --> 00:00:14.878
So he decides he's going to put
00:00:14.973 --> 00:00:17.139
some of his black
troops front and center.
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Through a poverty-ridden childhood on the American frontier, Lincoln is determined to leave his mark on the world.
