Invitation to the dedication of the United States Colored Troops Civil War Memorial

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Invitation to the dedication of the United States Colored Troops Civil War Memorial

Entry/Object ID

2009.005.0010

Scope and Content

1 sheet ; 8 1/2" x 11" The Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions and the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War are working together to raise funds for a memorial to the United States Colored Troops, all Union soldiers, sailors and Congressional Medal of Honor recipients from St. Mary's County who served in the Civil War. The statue was placed on Wednesday, June 13 and the dedication held on Saturday, June 16 at 10:00 am during the Juneteenth Festival. This is a photocopy of the invitation to the event. A "framed" drawing of the statue is centered in the right two-thirds of the sheet with text above and below. There is a sidebar on the left with an explanation about the colored troops and each Medal of Honor winner from St. Mary's County.

Collection

United States Colored Troops Memorial Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

June 16, 2012

Location

Container

Small Collections, Box 1

Shelf

Rack 17, Shelf 4

Rack

Rack 17

Wall

North wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Barnes, William H.

Person or Organization

Harris, James H.

Person or Organization

Hayden, Joseph B.