United States Colored Troops Memorial Monument dinner invitation

Archive

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

Name/Title

United States Colored Troops Memorial Monument dinner invitation

Entry/Object ID

2009.005.0004

Scope and Content

1 sheet ; 8 1/2"h x 5 1/2"w 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 memorial would be built in Lexington Park. The invitation was on bright white board with black print. It was an invitation to a dinner on August 23, 2009 at 3 pm to raise money for the monument, including a ceremony to honor several members of the community. Delores Bailey, John Hanson Briscoe, Michael Brown, Leonard Bryan, Agnes Callum, Jeffrey French, Clancy Lyall, Patrick Jarboe, David Roberts, and Joseph Somerville were the honorees. There was a small box on the invitation with information about the African American Congressional Medal of Honor winners from St. Mary's County. Attendees were asked to RSVP. 2 copies

Collection

United States Colored Troops Memorial Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

August 23, 2009

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

Bailey, Delores

Person or Organization

Barnes, William H.

Person or Organization

Briscoe, John Hanson

Person or Organization

Brown, Michael

Person or Organization

Bryan, Leonard

Person or Organization

Callum, Agnes Kane

Person or Organization

French, Jeffrey

Person or Organization

Harris, James H.

Person or Organization

Jarboe, J. Patrick

Person or Organization

Lyall, Clancy

Person or Organization

Roberts, David

Person or Organization

Somerville, Joseph Lee