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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 56th United States Colored Infantry Monument in St. Louis, Missouri. The marble obelisk, which stands on a square base, honors the memory of the 175 African American soldiers of the 56th United States Colored Infantry who died of cholera in August 1866.
The marble obelisk, which stands on a square stone base, honors the memory of the 173 African American soldiers of the 56th United States Colored Infantry who died of cholera in August 1866. The soldiers were originally buried at the city's old…

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 Black Soldiers Memorial in Danbury, Connecticut. Located in Wooster Cemetery, the black granite memorial, which resembles the adjacent grave markers, is dedicated to Black soldiers who served in the 29th and 30th Colored Regiments.
Located in Wooster Cemetery, the black granite memorial, which resembles the adjacent grave markers, is dedicated to Black soldiers who served in the 29th and 30th Colored Regiments.

Photograph of the Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort, Kentucky. Front view with inscriptions.
The ten-foot limestone pillar was dedicated to 142 United States Colored Troop soldiers from Franklin County, Kentucky, who fought in the Civil War.

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.

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 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 Memorial to the 2nd Regiment Infantry, U.S. Colored Troops in Fort Myers, Florida. A USCT soldier holds a rifled musket with the butt resting against the ground. He is flanked on either side by two concrete walls.
The over life-sized work depicts a sergeant in the United States Colored Troops 2nd Regiment standing in front of an open gate within a wall. The soldier is framed by two granite plaques mounted on each wall. The plaque on the left is a description…

Photograph of the monument to the 26th Regiment United States Colored Infantry in Ithaca, New York. Includes an etched photograph of two USCT soldiers as well as a list of names.
Polished black granite in the shape of an upright headstone with an arched top, is dedicated to the memory of the twenty-six men of the 26th Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops who enlisted between 1863 and 1864 at the St. James A.M.E. Zion Church,…
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