Category: USCT
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.”…
Marker Erected Telling the Story of USCT at the Battle of Nashville
Before the December 2021 anniversary of the Union victory at the Battle of Nashville, a marker was erected near the site of Granbury’s Lunette telling…
New Civil War Trails Interpretive Panel at Camp Stanton, Md. Where USCT Trained
Civil War Trails has installed a new interpretive panel Civil at Serenity Farm near Benedict, Maryland on a site where African Americans trained in the…
New Monument Dedicated in Chattanooga to the United States Colored Troops
On Dec. 4 a new monument to the United States Colored Troops (USCT) was dedicated at Chattanooga National Cemetery. The 44th U.S.C.T. was recruited in…
Natchez Miss. Considers New Monument to USCT Who Protected City From Confederate Attacks
At a public Town Hall on the creation of a United States Colored Troops monument in Natchez in November, the discussion was interrupted by several…
In 1866 Milton Bradley Sold a “Home Theater” Where Americans Could Watch the Civil War Unfold Before Their Eyes
After the Civil War, Americans were sold ways of “experiencing” the war vicariously. Some of the more popular forms included stereoscope photographs which provided a…
Podcast: How Robert Gould Shaw’s Missing Ft. Wagner Sword Was Found and Identified
When Robert Gould Shaw led the 54th Massachusetts into battle at Fort Wagner outside of Charleston he carried a brand new sword given to him…
Wilmington, North Carolina Unveils New USCT Sculpture
Wilmington, N.C. unveiled its new sculpture group dedicated to the members of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) who helped liberate the city in 1865….