Madison in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

U.S. Colored Troops Memorial

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2022

1. U.S. Colored Troops Memorial

Inscription. In memory of the 20,133 who served as
United States Colored Troops
in the Union Army

Dedicated 2003

Sculptor: Roy W. Butler • Model: William C. Radcliffe
Presented by: The African American Cultural Alliance • United Association for Black Veterans •
Creative Artists of Tennessee

Erected 2003 by The African American Cultural Alliance • United Association for Black Veterans • Creative Artists of Tennessee.

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

Location. 36° 14.454′ N, 86° 43.684′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Madison. Memorial can be reached from Gallatin Pike South (U.S. 31E) 0.2 miles north of Walton Lane, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is in the Nashville National Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1420 Gallatin Pike S, Madison TN 37115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A National Cemetery System (approx. ¼ mile away); Address by President Lincoln at the Dedication of The Gettysburg National Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Spring Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jimmy Martin

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Earl Eugene Scruggs (approx. 0.3 miles away); Louise Certain Scruggs (approx. 0.3 miles away); Odom’s Tennessee Pride Country Sausage (approx. 0.3 miles away); History of Spring Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Regarding U.S. Colored Troops Memorial. There are 1,910 USCT buried in the cemetery. Many were members of the 1st and 2nd Colored Brigades who fought and died in the Dec. 15-16, 1864 Battle of Nashville. The monument was officially unveiled in 2006. Radcliffe, the model for the 9-foot-tall bronze statue, was a member of Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Camp #62.

U.S. Colored Troops Memorial plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2022

2. U.S. Colored Troops Memorial plaque

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2022

3. U.S. Colored Troops Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.