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Confederate soldier forced into menial labor. In October 1864, When Benjamin Butler found out that captured black Union soldiers were being enslaved to build Confederate emplacements that were under Union artillery bombardment, he ordered Confederate prisoners to be forced to work on the Dutch Gap Canal even as it was being bombarded by Confederate artillery. In response to Butler's action, General
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striving to ensure that soldiers in USCT units were treated similarly to other soldiers in the army. Initially, General Butler recruited both African-American and white soldiers for excavation duty for the canal, which required 7 and a half hours of hard labor daily; but all volunteers were compensated by pay that nearly doubled their salary and a daily ration of whiskey or its cash equivalent.
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Even during the Civil War, the positive economic impact of the canal on water transportation to Richmond was foreseen. However, immediately after the war, the canal was so undeveloped that it was called a "One Horse Ditch" by one traveler. Even so, the commercial potential of the Dutch Gap Canal was
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Due to the geography of the area, the canal was dug just south of the narrowest point of Dutch Gap, and was about 175 yards long when completed. The construction was often performed under fire, as batteries from both sides engaged in daily duels. At times, the Confederate artillery was effective in
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to Richmond in May 1865. Nevertheless, the canal remained undeveloped for the next five years because the owner of Farrar's Island filled in the canal's northern end to create a causeway; however, a flood in 1870 washed out the causeway, allowing the canal to be further developed and converted into
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a week later that captured African-American soldiers who were not originally freedmen would be treated as regular prisoners of war. Lee also informed Grant that captured African-American soldiers were no longer working on the fortifications; in turn, Grant ordered Butler to release the Confederates
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However, Butler underestimated the time and resources needed to complete the canal, and he had abandoned the volunteer system as well as seek addition labor from other sources. This additional need often led to inequities in the treatment of men USCT units, who were frequently assigned more fatigue
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between the narrowest of these loops. Here, the James River on the west bank of the isthmus created what was called the "Seven Mile Loop" that formed Farrar's Island before returning to the east bank. However, the distance between the east and west banks at this point was less than 200 yards wide.
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specifically related to action at Dutch Gap. In general, the Union army often treated the men of USCT units as second-class citizens relegating them primarily to fatigue duty, and this was also a concern during the building of the Dutch Gap Canal. However, the Army of the James was noteworthy in
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declared captured black soldiers agents of servile insurrection who were subject to execution or enslavement. In response, the Lincoln administration ordered that an equal number of Confederate soldiers be put to death for each black soldier executed and that for every black soldier enslaved, a
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In the twentieth century, the canal was further improved. By 1916, the channel of the James, including the Dutch Gap Canal, was 22 feet deep; since 1940, it had obtained its current depth of 25 feet. Currently, the canal's commercial traffic consists of primarily of container barges and
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that Dale is thought to have built across the neck to protect the town from attack on the north side of the river. It is claimed to have been named the "Dutch Gap" because Dale is thought to have learned the fortification technique when he served as a mercenary for the
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Some sources have given an alternative account for Dutch Gap's name, stating that it came from early Dutch or German settlers starting an unfinished canal. However, there is no evidence of non-English settlers forming a community near
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that was controlled by Confederate artillery. The canal was completed after the war and is now the main channel of the James River in this area. Today, the area south of the canal is the location of the Dutch Gap Conservation Area and
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The Dutch Gap Canal also became a focal point for negotiating the treatment of black soldiers captured by the Confederates during the Petersburg Campaign. In 1863, A joint resolution by the
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is located nearby on the south shore of the James River near an extension of the canal, the Dutch Gap Cutoff, that created Hatcher Island out of another, wider bend.
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This blog post provides an in-depth, referenced essay on the incidental relationship between the African-American experience at Dutch Gap Canal and the discovery of
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duties than white soldiers. The need to acquire labor for the canal created other inequities, including the treatment of African-American laborers from the
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found in North America, as the geological deposits it was embedded in were about 120 million years old. The ancient flowering plant was named,
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the main channel of the James River. After 1871, improvements to the canal, such as deepening and widening, began under the oversight of the
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on the James River that lay on the east side of Farrar's Island. Another purpose was to continue military activity as part of the larger
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The Dutch Gap Canal was named for its location at Dutch Gap, which was formerly a neck of land that joined
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The joint resolution also declared captured white officers of USCT units subject to execution as well.
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prior to his employment with the Virginia Company. Between 1619 and 1624, Dutch Gap was part of the
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Farrar's Island, which is just south of the Dutch Gap Canal, is now the site of the
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and the elevation ranged from 3 feet to 39 feet above the level of the river.
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The name "Dutch Gap" has been historically associated with the founding of
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The greater part of the construction of the Dutch Gap Canal was done by
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The excavation of the Dutch Gap Canal exposed an accessible area of
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Dutch Gap
canal
The container ship Reykjafoss on the Dutch Gap Canal heading downstream from Richmond towards Hampton Roads.
container ship
Richmond
Hampton Roads
Dutch Gap Canal is located in Virginia
Dutch Gap Canal is located in the United States
37°22′38″N 77°21′31″W / 37.377230°N 77.358698°W / 37.377230; -77.358698
Chesterfield County
Virginia
James River
Chesterfield County, Virginia
lost 17th-century town
Henricus
American Civil War
meander
Farrar's Island
Henricus Historical Park
Farrar's Island
James River
Drewry's Bluff
Appomattox River
Bermuda Hundred
meandering
isthmus
Henricus
Virginia Company of London
1611
Thomas Dale

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