"But it wasn’t until recently that Ghee learned that 150 years ago today, his great-great-grandfather was one of at least 20 slaves who took a daring swim in the James River to enlist in the Union Navy."An article on Charles City and the Civil War from the Richmond Times Dispatch.
Providing a documentary history of a Virginia Burned County from the Colonial Era through the early Twentieth Century
Virginia's Timeline to Revolution- 1773-1774
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17th Century Land Grants - A Work in Progress
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The Blisland Grievances- 1677
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The Civil War in New Kent
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Roster of New Kent Cavalry
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Roster of Barhamsville Greys
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Roster of Pamunkey Heavy Artillery, Ellet's Battery (Co.) later Jones' Battery (Co.)
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Historical Gazetteer of New Kent County
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