Category: USCT
Fort Defiance in Tennessee Dedicates a Statue to USCT on Juneteenth
On Juneteenth a new statue honoring the United States Colored Troops (USCT) was unveiled at Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center in Clarksville,…
New Monument to USCT Dedicated in Ypsilanti On Juneteenth Holiday
On the Federal Juneteenth holiday on Monday, a new monument to the United States Colored Troops was unveiled in Highland Cemetery in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Pictured…
Franklin, Tenn. Memorializes Local “Slaves to Soldiers”
Franklin, Tenn. marked Memorial Day by installing nineteen new engraved bricks in a ceremonial walkway honoring local men who enlisted in the United States Colored…
Nashville Scene Profiles Local United States Colored Troops Reenactors
The Nashville Scene newspaper has a profile today of local African Americans exploring the history of the United States Colored Troops through reenacting. This is…
NY Times Reviews New Novel on the United States Colored Troops
The New York Times has a review of a new novel that tells the story of a real unit in the United States Colored Troops….
Free Civil War Seminar at Longwood University in Virginia Feb. 12
From the National Parks Service: The public is invited to join the National Park Service and Longwood University at the annual free Civil War Seminar…
The Man Who Was a Confederate, in the USCT, and Whose Enrollment in College Led to the Departure of Many Students
The Washington Post has an interesting article on a Black man who passed for white and who became a powerful post-war political figure during Reconstruction….
Margaret Renkl in the NY Times on the Removal of the Ugliest Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue
Margaret Renkl, the NY Times Contributing Writer focusing on the American South, writes today of visiting the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest in Nashville and…
A Charleston Lady on the Capture of Black Soldiers July 1863
Emma Holmes left a remarkable diary of her experiences during the Civil War. A member of a prominent Charleston family, Holmes was in her twenties…
Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, N.C. Hosting Weekly Programs on USCT
The Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, N.C. attracted a lot of attention in 2021 for its new United States Colored Troops statuary group titled “Boundless.”…
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