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The United States Colored
Troops Memorial Monument
During the Civil War 180,000
African Americans comprising 170
regiments served in the Union
Army and 29,511 served in the
Union Navy. Army regiments
composed of black soldiers were
known as the United States
Colored Troops (USCT). Many of
the men who served as USCT were
slaves prior to volunteering for
the Union Army. In St. Mary's
County during the 1800s there
were more than 6,500 slaves and
over 700 were recruited as USCT.
The monument will honor the
United States Colored Troops and
all Union soldiers and sailors
from St. Mary’s County who
fought during the Civil War.
It
pays special tribute to USCT
soldiers, Pvt. William H. Barnes
and Sgt. James H. Harris who
earned the Medal of Honor for
gallantry at the Battle of New
Market Heights, Va., in
September 1864. Joseph B. Hayden
of St. Mary’s County, a white
Civil War sailor in the United
States Navy, earned the Medal of
Honor for his bravery on board
the U.S.S. Ticonderoga, during
attacks on Fort Fisher, 13 to 15
January 1865.
A
Community Education Project
sponsored by UCAC and the Sgt.
James H. Harris Camp, No. 38
SUVCWA |
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The Unified
Committee for Afro-American
Contributions
and the
Sgt. James H. Harris Camp, No.
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Sons of Union Veterans of the
Civil War
Invite You to
Attend the
Dedication Ceremony
of the
United States Colored Troops
Civil War Memorial Monument
Saturday,
June 16, 2012
10:00 am
John G. Lancaster Park
21550 Willows Road
Lexington Park, Maryland 20650 |
