62nd and 65th Infantry Regiments - Jefferson City, Missouri
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N 38° 33.864 W 092° 10.135
15S E 572405 N 4268766
Lincoln University was founded by the black enlisted men of the 62nd and 65th United States Colored Infantries and their white officers who fought for the cause of the Union during the Civil War
Waymark Code: WM118PH
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2019
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East side of memorial
DEDICATED TO
THE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS
OF THE 62ND AND 65TH
UNITED STATES
COLORED INFANTRIES
North side of memorial
The construction
of the
Soldier's Memorial
Plaza
was inspired
by the vision of
DR. DAVID B. HENSON
17th President
of
Lincoln University
west side of memorial top of plaque
SOLDIERS'MEMORIAL
PLAZA
DEDICATED
MAY 2, 2007
PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY
DR. CAROLYN R. MAHONEY
BOARD OF CURATORS
GREG S. GAFFKE, PRESIDENT
RODNEY J. BOYD, VICE PRESIDENT
MARVIN O. TEER, JR., SECRETARY
DANA T. CUTLER, TREASURER
CYNTHIA O. BLOSSER, MEMBER
RALPH M. CARO, MEMBER
IRIS G. FERGUSON, MEMBER
GURNIE C. GUNTER, MEMBER
JOHN M. PARKER, MEMBER
DANIEL S. BRITTS, STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
west side of memorial bottom plaque
ED DWIGHT
Sculptor
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Type of memorial: Statue
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