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After capturing Fort Harrison on September 29, 1864, Union troops continued their attack against the Confederate lines connecting Fort Harrison to the James River. At Fort Hoke, a small collection of Virginia artillerists tried valiantly to stop the Union advance, and their fire seriously wounded General E.O.C. Ord, commander of the Union 18th Corps. Ord’s men overwhelmed the Confederate defenders, then occupied the fort until orders arrived to withdraw back to Fort Harrison. Fort Hoke then became the southern anchor for a new Confederate defensive line that protected Richmond until the capital was evacuated in April 1865.
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