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 Enlistees from the St. James A.M.E. Zion Church - Ithaca, NY Posted by:  neoc1
N 42° 26.259 W 076° 30.270
18T E 376257 N 4699466
A polished black granite monument honors the men who enlisted to join the 26th Regiment of the Union Army during the Civil War at the St. James African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church at 116-118 Cleveland Avenue in Ithaca, NY.
Waymark Code: WM14DRH
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2021
Views: 1
The 26th Regiment of the United States Colored Infantry, was one of three African American units from New York State that fought in the Civil War. Twenty-six men enlisted in this unit at the St. James African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. A monument honoring these men is located on the grounds of the St. James African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Ithaca, NY. The monument is inscribed:
DEDICATED TO THE 26 SOLDIERS OF THE
26TH REGIMENT
UNITED STATES COLORED INFANTRY
WHO ENLISTED BETWEEN DEC. 3,1863 AND FEB. 18,1864
AT ST. JAMES A.M.E. ZION CHURCH, ITHACA, NY
TO FIGHT FOR GOD AND LIBERTY
| HENRY W. ADAMS |
JOHN R. ROSS |
| HENRY ALLEN |
HENRY SELBY |
| MORGAN E. DENNIS |
CHARLES S. SHAW |
| ISAAC DESMOND |
ALONZO SMITH |
| SYLVESTER T. DORSEY |
HENRY SMITH |
| HENRY L. GREEN |
JAMES E. L. SMITH |
| JACOB GUESS |
JOHN SMITH |
| GEORGE W. GUINN |
JOHN F. SMITH |
| DANIEL JOHNSON |
JOSEPH B. SMITH |
| JACOB JOHNSON |
EDWARD SORRELL |
| GEORGE E. JONES |
JOHN SORRELL |
| THOMAS McCHESNEY |
JOHN TYLER |
| GEORGE A. RICHARDSON |
ZACHARIAH TYLER |
ORGANIZED AT RIKER'S ISLAND, NEW YORK HARBOR, FEB. 27, 1864.
ORDERED TO DEPT. OF THE SOUTH, APRIL, 1864. SERVED AT BEAUFORT, SC.
THE UNIT WAS DISCHARGED AT BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS ON AUG. 28, 1865
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: St. James African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union
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