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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 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 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 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 Forgotten Soldier Memorial in Key West, Florida. The bronze sculpture depicts a uniformed USCT soldier holding a rifled musket with its butt on the concrete base, while his right arm is raised.
The bronze sculpture depicts a uniformed USCT soldier holding a rifled musket in his left hand, while his right arm is outstretched over his head. He wears a standard Union military uniform, including a forage cap; a collared button-down coat; a wide…

Photograph of the West Point Monument in Norfolk, Virginia. Atop a large square column of stone, the figure of the Norfolk native Sergeant William H. Carney of the Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry Regiment is depicted, dressed in his military uniform. Carney is the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions at the Battle of Fort Wagner in South Carolina.
Atop a large square column of limestone, the figure of the Norfolk native Sergeant William H. Carney of the Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry Regiment is depicted, dressed in his military uniform. Carney is the first African American to receive…

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 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 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 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.
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