Monument to United States Colored Troops at Petersburg, Petersburg National Military Park, Petersburg, Virginia
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N 37° 13.960 W 077° 21.233
18S E 291184 N 4123279
Some 6,000 soldiers of the United States Colored Troops were killed during the siege of Petersburg in 1864-65. This marker honors those men.
Waymark Code: WMNHP
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2006
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This marker appears along the tour route of Petersburg National Military Park. A fee is required to tour the battlefield.
The inscription reads:
IN MEMORY
OF THE VALOROUS SERVICE OF REGIMENTS
AND COMPANIES
OF U.S. COLORED TROOPS
ARMY OF THE JAMES
AND ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
SIEGE OF PETERSBURG
1864 -1865
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