United States Colored Troops National Monument ( Madison, TN)
Dublin Core
Title
United States Colored Troops National Monument ( Madison, TN)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Men--United States Colored Troops
Associations--Military
American South
Public art
Public sculpture
Men--United States Colored Troops
Associations--Military
American South
Public art
Public sculpture
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
The life-sized bronze statue of a single black soldier honors the contributions of the over 20,000 African American men from Tennessee who served in the Union Army.
Creator
Butler, Roy W.
Source
Photographs by Renée Ater
Date
Dedication: February 18, 2006
Contributor
African American Cultural Alliance of Nashville United; Association for Black Veterans; Creative Artists of Tennessee
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Nashville National Cemetery, 1420 Gallatin Pike S, Madison, TN 37115, United States
Has Part
Inscription on base:
"In Memory of the 20,133 who served as United States Colored Troops in the Union Army Dedicated 2003"Extent
108 in. (274.32 cm.)
Medium
Bronze
Bibliographic Citation
Alan Skerrett, Jr. "US Colored Troops Memorial in Nashville, TN." Jubilo! The Emancipation Century. Accessed January 22, 2019: https://jubiloemancipationcentury.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/us-colored-troops-memorial-in-nashville-tn/
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
108 in. (274.32 cm.)
Collection
Citation
Butler, Roy W., “United States Colored Troops National Monument ( Madison, TN),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed April 18, 2024, https://slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1107.