Natchez Monument Committee offers tips for identifying descendants of U.S. Colored Troops

• Main Author: Barnes III, Roscoe
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: figshare 2021
• Subjects: Art; 210304 Biography; FOS History and archaeology; History; 210399 Historical Studies not elsewhere classified; 160604 Defence Studies; FOS Political science; Fort McPherson; The Monument
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16550448; https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Natchez_Monument_Committee_offers_tips_for_identifying_descendants_of_U_S_Colored_Troops/16550448

PUBLICATION: The Natchez Democrat (Natchez, Miss.)DATE: Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 The USCT committee was formed to create a monument to honor and bear the names of the more than 3,000 African American men who served in six regiments at Fort McPherson in Natchez. The regiments include: 6th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery, 58th U.S. Colored Infantry, 70th U.S. Colored Infantry, 71st U.S. Colored Infantry, 63rd U.S. Colored Infantry, and the 64th U.S. Colored Infantry. The monument will also bear the names of the Navy servicemen who were born in Natchez. The USCT committee wants to identify the descendants of the Colored Troops who served in Natchez, as well as those who served in the Navy. Many of the soldiers were also from the surrounding counties.