Monday, December 15, 2014
USCT Honored In Special Ceremony
A ceremony commemorating the African American soldiers who fought in the Battle of Nashville was held at the Nashville Natlional Cemetery located at 1420 Gallatin Pike S in Madison on Monday, December 15, 2014. For details, see the poster at left (click to enlarge).
Some 12,769 Civil War-era soldiers (Union) are buried at the National Cemetery, including members of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) who fought on both days of The Battle of Nashville at Granbury’s Lunette and Peach Orchard Hill.
The Dec. 15 event took place near the bronze statue dedicated in 2006 to the United States Colored Troops. This is the only free standing monument of a USCT soldier in the United States. Sculptor Roy W. Butler used William Radcliffe of the 13th USCT as a model for the statue. For more on the National Cemetery and the USCT soldiers there, see the BONPS website feature story with photos and text.
BONPS Board member Gary Burke (Left) and Bill Radcliffe at the USCT memorial on December 15, 2014 (Photo by Sidney McAlister)
Photos below taken by BONT Vice President Sidney McAlister:
