African American Civil War Memorial
"Spirit of Freedom"
This memorial is dedicated to those who served in the African American units of the Union Army in the Civil War. The 209,145 names inscribed on these walls commemorate those fighters of freedom.
[Names of the officers and enlisted men who served with the 166 regiments of the "United States Colored Troops" and other "African Descent" units during the War of the Rebellion.]
Marker is at the intersection of U Street, NW and Vermont Avenue, NW, on the right when traveling south on U Street, NW.
Courtesy hmdb.org
