Rocky Mount in Franklin County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
United States Colored Troops Memorial
Pvt John Adams Pvt Archibald Allen Pvt James Arnold Pvt Edward Arrington Pvt Robert Atkins Pvt Herod Beverly Pvt Samuel Beverly Pvt Burril Boone Pvt Ruben Boyd Pvt John Briggs Pvt William Brown Pvt Caswell Calloway Pvt James Chavres Pvt Daniel Colbert Pvt Henry Dodd Pvt Samuel Dudley Pvt Buford Early Cpl Samuel Franklin Pvt Richard Giles Sgt Lewis Gill Pvt Henry Helm Pvt John Henry Cpl George Holland Pvt Jordan Holland
Pvt Smith Holloway Pvt Peter Hooks Pvt Charles Houston Pvt Jordan Hughes Pvt John James Pvt Andrew Jones Pvt Edward Jones Pvt John Jones Pvt Charles Lawrence Pvt Sandy Lewis Pvt John Lynn Pvt James Monroe Pvt Samuel Munroe Cpl Steven Nolan Pvt George Patterson Pvt Paul Pearson Pvt Loyd Phillips Pvt Henry Prilliman Landsman Boyce Prince USN Pvt Peter Radford Pvt Peter Rivers Pvt Jordin Roberts Pvt Paul Robinson
Pvt David Robinson Pvt James Ross Cpl Jeremiah Sanders Pvt Sam Smith Pvt Samuel H Smothers Pvt Robert Stevens Pvt Enos
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Erected 2026 by R. Weaver, sculptor.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • War, US Civil.
Location. 36° 59.96′ N, 79° 53.585′ W. Memorial is in Rocky Mount, Virginia, in Franklin County. It is on Franklin Street (Virginia Route 40) south of High Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 135 Angle St, Rocky Mount VA 24151, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Norfolk and Western Caboose (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Franklin County (about 800 feet away); Carter Bank & Trust (approx. 0.2 miles away); Franklin County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rocky Mount (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Franklin County Court
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 29, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
