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Photograph of United States Colored Troops National Monument in the Nashville National Cemetery, in Madison, Tennessee.  Close-up the soldier holding his rifled musket butt to the ground.
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. Standing among rows of white headstones, the soldier gazes solemnly into the…

Photograph of the United States Colored Troops Memorial Statue in Lexington Park, Maryland. Side view of statue with USCT soldier wearing a knapsack and canteen and carrying a rifled musket on his shoulder.
The life-size bronze sculpture of a United States Colored Troop soldier, rifle held over his shoulder as he strides forward. The figure stand on 6-foot granite pedestal, which features two bronze plaques bearing a dedicatory inscription, as well as…

Photograph of the Soldiers' Memorial at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. The work includes two soldiers and Captain Foster, their white commander, who all are shown atop a white granite pedestal. Two USCT soldiers walk towards the monument on the grassy incline.
The monument depicts the members of the 62nd and 65th United States Colored Infantry who, in 1866, founded Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. The work includes two soldiers and Captain Foster, their white commander, who all are shown…

Photograph of the Spirit of Freedom at the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington, DC. Resting on a two-foot-high granite base, the "Spirit of Freedom"  depicts three African American infantrymen and one sailor. The soldiers grasp the barrels of their rifled muskets, while the sailor holds a ship’s wheel.
Located in Washington, DC, the semicircular bronze statue by Ed Hamilton depicts three African American infantrymen and one sailor. The soldiers grasp the barrels of their rifled muskets, while the sailor holds a ship’s wheel. The soldiers wear the…

Photograph of the 29th Colored Infantry Monument in New Haven, Connecticut. The memorial features a black stone obelisk, partially encircled by eight stone markers featuring the names of the members of the 29th Colored Regiments. The obelisk itself includes images and/or texts on all four sides.
The memorial features a black granite obelisk, partially encircled by eight stone markers featuring the names of the members of the 29th Colored Regiments. The obelisk itself includes images and/or texts on all four sides. The west side features a…

Photograph of The First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Statue in Butler, Missouri. The monument depicts a soldier from the First Kansas Colored Infantry during the Battle of Island Mound, which took place on October 28 and 29, 1862. The soldier is shown charging forward, his left foot stepping ahead.
The monument depicts a soldier from the First Kansas Colored Infantry during the Battle of Island Mound, which took place on October 28 and 29, 1862. The soldier is shown charging forward, his left foot stepping ahead. His facial expression is grave…

Photograph of the Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-fourth Infantry Regiment on Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts. An equestrian monument with Shaw astride horse and a bas-relief of marching Black soldiers of the 54th.
The memorial commemorates Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and members of the Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry Regiment, the first African American regiment to be formed in the North during the American Civil War. Shaw, the regiment’s leader, is shown…

Photograph of the African American Monument at the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The monument depicts three bronze figures, two United States Colored Troops soldiers and a shirtless civilian field hand wearing suspenders, trousers, and a straw hat.
Located at the Vicksburg National Military Park, the monument depicts three bronze figures, two United States Colored Troops soldiers and a shirtless civilian field hand wearing suspenders, trousers, and a straw hat. The field hand and one of the…

Photograph of the In Memory of More Than 400 Prominent United States Colored Troops from Kent County memorial in Chestertown, Maryland. The memorial takes the form of a black granite obelisk.
The black granite obelisk is dedicated to the memory of more than 400 United States Colored Troops from Kent County, Maryland, who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. In front of the obelisk is a stone bench with an additional engraving.

Photograph of the Colored Union Soldiers Monument in Hertford, North Carolina. The monument consists of obelisk resting on a square plinth. It is engraved with text on two sides.
The memorial consists of obelisk resting on a square plinth. It is engraved with text on two sides and is accompanied by a North Carolina Civil War Trails marker and informational placard.
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