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To the north was the Confederate Fort Gilmer, attacked but not captured on September 29, 1864. Southward, earthworks centering around Fort Harrison extended to the James River. These protected Chaffin's Bluff, which, with Drewry's Bluff opposite it, guarded the approaches to Richmond by water.
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