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Powhatan Beaty (October 8, 1837–December 6, 1916) was an African American soldier and actor. During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army and received America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm. After the war, he became an orator and actor, appearing in amateur theater productions in his home of Cincinnati, Ohio. His most well-known stage performance was an 1884 appearance at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., opposite Henrietta Vinton Davis.
