In Memory of More Than 400 Prominent United States Colored Troops from Kent County (Chestertown, MD)
Dublin Core
Title
In Memory of More Than 400 Prominent United States Colored Troops from Kent County (Chestertown, MD)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Men--United States Colored Troops
Associations--Military
Mid-Atlantic United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Men--United States Colored Troops
Associations--Military
Mid-Atlantic United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
The stone obelisk is dedicated to the memory of more than 400 colored trooped from Kent County, Maryland who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. In front of the obelisk is a stone bench.
Creator
Unknown
Source
The Historical Marker Database, photograph taken by William Pfingsten.
Date
Erected: 1999
Contributor
American Legion, Parker-White Post 143
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
High Street between Court Street and Cross Street, Chestertown, MD, United States (21620 39° 12.539′ N, 76° 3.966′)
Has Part
Inscription on obelisk:
"In Memory of more than 400 prominent United States Colored Troops from Kent County, Maryland who bravely displayed extraordinary acts of heroism as they faithfully served their country with courage & honor in an attempt to gain freedom & equality in their preservation of the Union during the Civil War (1861-1865).
Like an eagle that flies in the sky above, always protecting the land we love.
Erected by the American Legion Parker-White Post 143 Chestertown MD"
The inscription on the base:
In Memory of Kent County colored volunteers who served in the Civil War. 1861-1865
"In Memory of more than 400 prominent United States Colored Troops from Kent County, Maryland who bravely displayed extraordinary acts of heroism as they faithfully served their country with courage & honor in an attempt to gain freedom & equality in their preservation of the Union during the Civil War (1861-1865).
Like an eagle that flies in the sky above, always protecting the land we love.
Erected by the American Legion Parker-White Post 143 Chestertown MD"
The inscription on the base:
In Memory of Kent County colored volunteers who served in the Civil War. 1861-1865
Medium
Unknown
Bibliographic Citation
"In Memory of More Than 400 Prominent United States Colored Troops from Kent County." Historical Marker Data Base. Accessed January 21, 2019: https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=5414
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “In Memory of More Than 400 Prominent United States Colored Troops from Kent County (Chestertown, MD),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed April 18, 2024, https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1104.