Mehlville in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

56th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 27, 2022

1. 56th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial

Inscription. To the memory of 175 Non Com. Officers and Privates of the 56. U.S.C. Infty.

Died of Cholera in August 1866.

(plaque)
1863 - 1866
56th U.S. Colored Infantry
Their memory will not perish.
Brigadier General N.B. Buford
July 27, 1864
This monument and remains were removed
from Quarantine Station Mo.,
by authority of War Department
collaborating with citizens committee,
and dedicated May 1939
Joseph E. Mitchell Chairmen.

Erected 1939 by War Department.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 38° 29.935′ N, 90° 16.952′ W. Memorial is in Mehlville, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is at the intersection of Bundy Drive and First Drive South, on the left when traveling south on Bundy Drive. Located in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2900 Sheridan Rd, Saint Louis MO 63125, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American

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Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

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: Indian Army (a few steps from this marker); To The Confederate Dead 1861 - 1865 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Burials in the National Cemetery (about 500 feet away); Victims of the Japanese Massacre (about 800 feet away); Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (about 800 feet away); U.S. Army Air Forces Air Crash Victims May 13, 1945 (about 800 feet away); Michael Joseph Blassie (approx. 0.2 miles away); Minnesota Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away).

Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 27, 2022

2. 56th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 27, 2022

3. 56th U.S. Colored Infantry Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 27, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.