Black Soldiers Memorial (Danbury, Connecticut)
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Title
Black Soldiers Memorial (Danbury, Connecticut)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
African Americans--History
Connecticut--Danbury
Cemeteries--Connecticut
United States Colored Troops
African Americans--History
Connecticut--Danbury
Cemeteries--Connecticut
United States Colored Troops
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
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.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Photograph: Historical Marker Database
Date
May 21, 2007
Contributor
City of Danbury; Wooster Cemetery
Rights
City of Danbury, 155 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury, Connecticut, 06810, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Wooster Cemetery, 20 Ellsworth Ave, Danbury, Connecticut 06810, United States
Has Part
Inscription on the front of the memorial:
Dedicated to the memory of the black soldiers of Greater Danbury who served in the 29th and 30th Regiments Conn. Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War 1861-1865.
Above the inscription is an image of the Grand Army of the Republic medal.
Dedicated to the memory of the black soldiers of Greater Danbury who served in the 29th and 30th Regiments Conn. Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War 1861-1865.
Above the inscription is an image of the Grand Army of the Republic medal.
Inscription on the back of the memorial:
29th Conn Infantry
Pvt James Adams • + Cpl Charles Aray • Pvt William Armstrong • Pvt William Avery • Cpl Allen Banks • Pvt Willis Banks • Pvt Joseph Barker • Cpl James Brewster • + Pvt Elbert Brown • Pvt Jerome Brown • Pvt Thomas Burr • Pvt Henry Butler • Cpl Joseph Butler • Sgt George Carpenter • Pvt John Carpenter • + Cpl Lewis Claggett • + Pvt John Colley • Pvt Hiram Cornell • Pvt Richard Deming • + Pvt Francis Dennis • Pvt Lewis Drake • Pvt Joseph Edwards • + Sgt James Evans • Pvt Henry Franklin • Pvt Sylvester Freeman • Pvt George Gaull • Cpl Isaac Gaull • Pvt Jeremiah Godfrey • Pvt George Green • Pvt John Hall • + Pvt Albert Halstead • Cpl George Halstead • + Pvt William Hammer • + Pvt James Hawley • Pvt Richard Heacock • Pvt Charles Jackson • Pvt Daniel Jackson • Cpl Henry Jackson • Pvt William Jackson• Pvt Cato Johnson • Pvt William Johnson • Pvt John Jones • + Pvt John Knapp • + Sgt William Morrison • Pvt Andrew Nash • + Pvt Theodore Nelson • Pvt Ezra Nichols • + Pvt Charles Overton • Sgt James Parker • Pvt Henry Pease • Pvt Chauncey Phillips • + Pvt Chester Phillips • Pvt Granville Phillips • Pvt Albert Pine • Cpl William Pine • Pvt Albert Prince • Pvt Henry Randolph • 1Sg Charles Richards • Pvt Matthew Rigby • Pvt John Scott • Pvt Tallman Simons • + Pvt John Smalley • Pvt Charles Smith • Cpl Martin Tallman • Cpl Charles Thomas • Cpl Edward Voorhies • Pvt John Watson • Pvt Robert West • Pvt John Weston • + Pvt Lafayette Williams
30th Conn Infantry
Pvt Charles Clark • Pvt Granville Coy • + Cpl Mcalister Craig • Pvt Asa Franklin • + Pvt William Jemmison • Pvt Samuel Johnson • + Pvt Thomas Sherman • Pvt John Steadwell • Pvt John Wood
8th Conn Infantry
+ Pvt Philip Jacklin
2nd U.S.C.T.
Pvt William Brooks
26th U.S.C.T.
Pvt William Brown • Pvt George Dunbar • Pvt Milton Dunbar • Pvt Lewis Hines
U.S. Navy
Moses Blake • William Phillips • James Walter • George Washington
62nd NY Infantry
Pvt Charles Dobbs
+ Died in Service to His Country
29th Conn Infantry
Pvt James Adams • + Cpl Charles Aray • Pvt William Armstrong • Pvt William Avery • Cpl Allen Banks • Pvt Willis Banks • Pvt Joseph Barker • Cpl James Brewster • + Pvt Elbert Brown • Pvt Jerome Brown • Pvt Thomas Burr • Pvt Henry Butler • Cpl Joseph Butler • Sgt George Carpenter • Pvt John Carpenter • + Cpl Lewis Claggett • + Pvt John Colley • Pvt Hiram Cornell • Pvt Richard Deming • + Pvt Francis Dennis • Pvt Lewis Drake • Pvt Joseph Edwards • + Sgt James Evans • Pvt Henry Franklin • Pvt Sylvester Freeman • Pvt George Gaull • Cpl Isaac Gaull • Pvt Jeremiah Godfrey • Pvt George Green • Pvt John Hall • + Pvt Albert Halstead • Cpl George Halstead • + Pvt William Hammer • + Pvt James Hawley • Pvt Richard Heacock • Pvt Charles Jackson • Pvt Daniel Jackson • Cpl Henry Jackson • Pvt William Jackson• Pvt Cato Johnson • Pvt William Johnson • Pvt John Jones • + Pvt John Knapp • + Sgt William Morrison • Pvt Andrew Nash • + Pvt Theodore Nelson • Pvt Ezra Nichols • + Pvt Charles Overton • Sgt James Parker • Pvt Henry Pease • Pvt Chauncey Phillips • + Pvt Chester Phillips • Pvt Granville Phillips • Pvt Albert Pine • Cpl William Pine • Pvt Albert Prince • Pvt Henry Randolph • 1Sg Charles Richards • Pvt Matthew Rigby • Pvt John Scott • Pvt Tallman Simons • + Pvt John Smalley • Pvt Charles Smith • Cpl Martin Tallman • Cpl Charles Thomas • Cpl Edward Voorhies • Pvt John Watson • Pvt Robert West • Pvt John Weston • + Pvt Lafayette Williams
30th Conn Infantry
Pvt Charles Clark • Pvt Granville Coy • + Cpl Mcalister Craig • Pvt Asa Franklin • + Pvt William Jemmison • Pvt Samuel Johnson • + Pvt Thomas Sherman • Pvt John Steadwell • Pvt John Wood
8th Conn Infantry
+ Pvt Philip Jacklin
2nd U.S.C.T.
Pvt William Brooks
26th U.S.C.T.
Pvt William Brown • Pvt George Dunbar • Pvt Milton Dunbar • Pvt Lewis Hines
U.S. Navy
Moses Blake • William Phillips • James Walter • George Washington
62nd NY Infantry
Pvt Charles Dobbs
+ Died in Service to His Country
Medium
Black granite
Bibliographic Citation
Alan Skerrett, Jr, ed. "Monuments to the United States Colored Troops (USCT) [African American Civil War Soldiers: The List." Jubilo! The Emancipation Century Blog, May 30, 2011. Accessed February 11, 2026. https://jubiloemancipationcentury.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/monuments-to-the-united-states-colored-troops-usct-the-list/.
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Black Soldiers Memorial (Danbury, Connecticut),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed October 1, 2026, https://slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1113.