Address Restricted, Charles City, Virginia. County/parish: Charles City.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 27, 1999. NRIS 99000848.
7 contributing sites. 1 contributing structure.Also known as:
Fort Pocahontas was an earthen fort on the north bank of the James River at Wilson's Wharf, in Charles City County, Virginia which served as a Union supply depot during the American Civil War. The fort was constructed by African-American soldiers of the United States Colored Troops under the command of Brig. Gen. Edward Augustus Wild.
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