Marine and Officer walk in the Footsteps of their Civil War Ancestor
Edward Ratcliff at New Market Heights
American Battlefield Trust
Watch as Damon and Edward Radcliffe trace the footsteps of their ancestor, First Sgt. Edward Ratcliff, in an exhilarating video filmed on location at spots critical to Ratcliff’s journey. From the Hankins Farm to the New Market Heights Battlefield, the brothers ponder the bravery Ratcliff demonstrated as he departed the farm where he was enslaved to seek out the life of a soldier — one ready to go above and beyond. And that he did at New Market Heights, where his gallant actions earned him the Medal of Honor. But the patriotism didn’t end there, as the family
carries on an enduring legacy.
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Henrico County, VA | September 29, 1864
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
5,900
Union
4,150
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Confed.
1,750
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