Colored Soldier Memorial Lancaster Park

The United States Colored Troops (USCT) Memorial Statue to the more than 700 African American soldiers and sailors from St. Mary's County who served in the Union forces during the American Civil War. It is located in Lancaster Park.

The memorial was completed and dedicated in 2012. United States Colored Troops Civil War Memorial Lancaster Park - 21550 Willows Rd, Lexington Park, MD 20653 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).

2. United States Colored Troops Civil War Memorial Monument - sculpture by Gary Casteel. yet discrimination in pay and other areas remained widespread.

The bravery, courage and skill demonstrated by these soldiers attested to their determination to prove themselves not just as soldiers but as individuals and as a race. This monument honors 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. The U.S.

Colored Troops Memorial, located in John G. Lancaster Park in Lexington Park, is one of only a few monuments to African American soldiers who served alongside the Union Army. Brown was founder of the United Committee for Afro-American Contributions (UCAC), lead organization for the nearby Freedom Memorial in Lexington Park and the new memorial at Lancaster Park.

The United States Colored Troops Memorial Statue is a memorial to the more than 700 African-American soldiers and sailors from St. Mary's County, Maryland who served in the Union forces during the American Civil War. It is located in the city of Lexington Park, Maryland.

The memorial was completed and dedicated in 2012. After decades of lobbying, fundraising and planning, the United States Colored Troops Memorial Monument was unveiled June 16 at John C. Lancaster Park in Lexington Park, Md.

The Civil War memorial stands at Lancaster Park on Willows Road in Lexington Park, Maryland and is among a small number of monuments to United States Colored Troops. The monument is anticipated to bring visitors to the park by local and state historians and tourism officials. March 12, 2012 - Ground-breaking for the United States Colored Troops Memorial Monument at John G Lancaster Park in Lexington Park, Maryland.