Fort Monroe

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Sources

1. WebsiteFort Monroe
2. BookThe Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

Relations

located in:

• Virginia

  Sources: Civil War Battle Summaries by State

commanded by:

• Benjamin Butler

  Sources: The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery, Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

held Mandela prisoner:

• Jefferson DavisMay 1865 – May 1867

  Sources: Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

Appears in3 items

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  The American Civil War3 items
  • “Contraband of war” at Fort Monroe24 May 1861
  • The Peninsula campaign17 Mar 1862
  • 
    Jefferson Davis is captured10 May 1865