Canonsburg in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
United States Colored Troops Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2025
1. United States Colored Troops Monument
This Memorial is for eleven Veterans of the Civil War 1861 - 1865 who are
buried someplace in this cemetery but whose exact location is unknown
★ UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS ★
2nd US Colored Cavalry
Pvt Henry Stewart Co L
D[ied] before 1897
6th Regt USCT
Corp Solomon Alberts Co A
D Jul 1903
Pvt James Banks Co C
D Nov 1887
Pvt James Black Co C
D Jul 1901
Corp Abraham Lewis Co C
D before 1897
22nd Regt USCT
Pvt Thomas B H Sluby Co G
D Sept 1875
24th Regt USCT
Pvt Daniel Johnson Co I
D Apr 1896
25th Regt USCT
Sgt George Peterson Co A
D before 1897
Sgt Andrew Ross Co A
D Jul 1888
32nd Regt USCT
Pvt Thomas Washington Co B
D Aug 1911
Ringgold's Cavalry
Pvt Frederick Kisner
D Nov 1901
Probable [USCT]
Bell Brown C N Taylor
[Back of monument]
USCT Flag Mottos of Payne Chapel Veterans
"Freedom For All" "One Out of Many"
"One Cause, One Country "Strike for God and Liberty"
"Slavery is Abolished, Liberty Established"
"Let Soldiers in the War be Citizens in Peace"
[Dedicated 8 Nov 2025]
Erected
this page online
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.
Location. 40° 15.382′ N, 80° 11.752′ W. Monument is in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is on Payne Place 0.1 miles south of Pike Street, on the right when traveling south. Monument is in Payne Chapel AME Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 23 Payne Place, Canonsburg PA 15317, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Payne Chapel AME Church and Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vitro Rare Metals Company/Standard Chemical-Radioactive Legacy (about 700 feet away); Canonsburg Disposal Site (about 800 feet away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); 121 Belmont Avenue (approx. Ό mile away); Budke House (approx. Ό mile away); Don Yenko - Yenko Chevrolet (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canonsburg.
More about this monument. The contributor was honored to serve as one of the keynote
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2025
2. United States Colored Troops Monument (back)
Regarding United States Colored Troops Monument. For more information, see Forgotten Valor: The USCT of Payne Chapel, Canonsburg, PA, written by Hazel E. Murray and Frederic G. Bender, published 2025.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2025
3. United States Colored Troops Monument
Grave marker at far left is for Pvt John B. Rutherford
Company D 79th USCT (originally the 1st Kansas Colored)
Company D 79th USCT (originally the 1st Kansas Colored)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 74 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 9, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
