Longstreet led African-American militia at which battle?
Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Liberty Place
Battle of Palmito Ranch
Battle of Cedar Creek
Answer
The Battle of Liberty Place took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 1, 1874. It was a conflict between an integrated militia led by General James Longstreet and a white supremacist paramilitary group known as the Crescent City White League. The battle resulted in the defeat of the White League and secured the rights of African Americans to vote and hold office in Louisiana during the Reconstruction Era.
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