Columbia in Boone County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
In Memory of the United States Colored Troops of the Civil War
Known to Be Buried in Columbia Cemetery
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 21, 2021
1. In Memory of the United States Colored Troops of the Civil War Marker
3rd Sgt. Alexander Campbell
11th Pvt. Rice W. Woods
13th Pvt. Geo. Washington Pvt. Geo. M. Richardson
18th Pvt. Gabriel Smith Pvt. Joseph Winn
46th Pvt. Jerry Morrison
54th Sgt. Talton Woods
56th Pvt. James Harney Pvt. Wm. H. Harrison
60th Pvt. James W. Austin
62nd Sgt. Matthew Mars Cpl. Ambrose Beasley Cpl. Joel Williams Pvt. George Brent Pvt. Llewellyn Crockett Pvt. Harrison Diggs Pvt. Matthew Douglass Pvt. Isaac Ellis Pvt. George Freeman Pvt. James Freeman Pvt. Peter Hayden Pvt. James Houston Pvt. Thornton Houston Pvt. George Hunt Pvt. Henry Jackson Pvt. Henry Warren
65th Pvt. Henry Ashlock
67th Pvt. Manuel Ewing Pvt. David Rice
68th Sgt. Charles Cowden Sgt. Horace Henderson Sgt. Wallace Lilly Cpl. Wm. Blackwood Pvt. Sandy Canton Pvt. Jasper Simpson Pvt. Robert Curd Pvt. Levi Holland Pvt. Thos. Quisenberry Pvt. Richard Thomas Pvt. Anderson Turner Pvt. Creed Willis
Ann Hawkins Gentry Tent #21, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865
In recognition of Betty Watts Bakich, Missouri Department President, 1999-2000, whose
this page online
Erected 2000 by Ann Hawkins Gentry Tent #21, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.
Location. 38° 56.845′ N, 92° 20.153′ W. Memorial is in Columbia, Missouri, in Boone County. It can be reached from East Broadway just west of North 1st Street, on the left when traveling west. Memorial is located at Columbia Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 401 S Providence Rd, Columbia MO 65203, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Little Dixie and in the Missouri River Corridor. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Make A Brighter Future" (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Clinton Swallow (about 700 feet away); Lest We Forget: Lynching at the Stewart Road Bridge (about 800 feet away); James Shannon L.L.D. (approx. 0.2 miles away); African-American Heritage Trailhead (approx. Ό mile away); Operation Desert Storm (approx. Ό mile away); Columbia Cemetery (approx. Ό mile away); African-American Heritage (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 21, 2021
2. In Memory of the United States Colored Troops of the Civil War Marker
Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 25, 2024
3. In Memory of the United States Colored Troops of the Civil War Marker
Memorial as seen from Todd Drive in the cemetery
Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 25, 2024
4. In Memory of the United States Colored Troops of the Civil War Marker
Looking south in Columbia Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 559 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4. submitted on June 25, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
