On this day, the Fifth Massachusetts Colored Cavalry and units of the Twenty-Fifth Corps—composed largely of Black soldiers—were among the first Union troops to enter Richmond, Virginia, after Confederate forces evacuated the city. The Second Division of the Twenty-Fifth Corps continued to pursue General Robert E. Lee’s army from Petersburg to Appomattox Court House between April 3 and April 10. Their brave and pivotal actions helped bring the Civil War to a close, marking a historic moment in both military and African American history.
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