Hyde Park in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
54th Infantry
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55th Infantry
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5th Cavalry
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, circa 1992
1. Memorial to Massachusetts' Black volunteers
On the site of Camp Meigs, the Civil War training camp for various Massachusetts regiments in the Readville (Hyde Park) section of Boston.
55th Infantry
5th Cavalry
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
1863-1865
"With Malice toward None, with Charity for All."
Dedicated to
the African-American troops
who trained here and
distinguished themselves in the
Civil War, and to those who
continue to fight for equal
rights and equal justice
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • War, US Civil.
Location. 42° 14.087′ N, 71° 7.944′ W. Memorial is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Hyde Park. It is at the intersection of Standbro Street and Hyde Park Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Standbro Street. One block south of Neponset Valley Parkway at Stanbro Street, east of tennis courts inside the Camp Meigs Playground. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 31 Parkson St, Hyde Park MA 02136, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fairbanks House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); William Pitt Stone (approx. 2½ miles away); The Pillar of Liberty (approx. 2½ miles away); Ponkapoag Plantation
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Dedham (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Other monuments placed to honor the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Infantry.
Also see . . . Readville. Readville, part of Hyde Park, was the location of the Camp Meigs traning ground. (Submitted on December 23, 2007, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. Camp Meigs; Readville; U.S. Colored Troops; USCT
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, circa 1992
2. visiting Civil War re-enactors pose at memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2007, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 4,778 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on December 24, 2007, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 23, 2007, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
