Central in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

US Civil War

1861 ★ 1865

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 7, 2026

1. US Civil War Marker

Inscription. Dedicated
In grateful memory
United States Colored Troops

"Once let the Black man get upon his person the brass letter, U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, there is no power on earth, that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship."
Frederick Douglass
Abolitionist 1818-1895

The War for the Union
J. Black • I. Cook • W. Munson • T. Jones • W. Tucker • W. Jackson • R. McGee • D. Morris • J. Howard • G. Wells • N. Fairfax • H. Griffin • I. Johnson • C. Pleasant • N. Gant • H. Brock • R. Owens • E. Jackson • C. Good • J. Simms • H. Turner • L. Allen • W. Sparks • H. Davis • J. Carter • J. Williams • C. Taylor • A. Harris • G Sutton • J. Aaron • H. Umphrey • J. Blair • F. Brown • C. Owen • J. Scott • T. Gregory • J. Brown • T. Alexander • N. Reynolds • J. Cisco • J. Garland • S. Hood • P. Lawson • G. Wheaton • H. Patterson • E. Brown • J. Alexander • J. Williams • C. Moore • A. Johnson • H. Davis • T. Grayson • C. Carroll • B. Henderson • H. Stewart • J. Bouldon • G. Ryan • T. Brown • W. Blue • L. Jackson • J. Harrison • H. Harris

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

Location. 41° 29.443′ N, 81° 38.52′ W. Memorial is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Central. It is at the intersection of Quincy Avenue and East 66th Street, on the right when traveling east on Quincy Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6900 Quincy Ave, Cleveland OH 44104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

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,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); War of 1812 (here, next to this marker); John Patterson Green (about 300 feet away, measured

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 7, 2026

2. US Civil War Marker

in a direct line); 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Monument (about 700 feet away); Woodland Cemetery Civil War Memorial (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Monument (about 800 feet away); Freedom Seekers and their Supporters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Woodland Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 7, 2026

3. US Civil War Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 7, 2026

4. US Civil War Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 10, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.