| African American Civil War Memorial Museum | |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′59″N 77°1′33″W / 38.91639°N 77.02583°W |
| Established | October 27, 2004 |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | www |
The African American Civil War Memorial Museum, in the U Street district of Washington, D.C., recognizes the contributions of the 209,145 members of the United States Colored Troops (USCT). The eponymous memorial, dedicated in July 1998 by the African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation, commemorates the service of 209,145 African-American soldiers and about 7,000 white and 2,145 Hispanic soldiers, together with the approximate 20,000 unsegregated Navy sailors,[1] who fought for the Union in the American Civil War, mostly among the 175 regiments of United States Colored Troops.
The Memorial is at the corner of Vermont Avenue, 10th Street, and U Street NW in Washington, D.C. It holds a 9-foot bronze statue, The Spirit of Freedom, by Ed Hamilton of Louisville, Kentucky, commissioned by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities in 1993 and completed in 1997. The memorial includes a walking area with curved panel short walls inscribed with the names of the men who served in the war.
The Museum is across the street from the Memorial, at 1925 Vermont Ave. NW. Plans are in place for it to move into the former Grimké School, at 1923 Vermont Ave. NW. As of 2018 the Museum is housed in the former gymnasium of the school, which was converted into an office building in the 1980s.[2]
Both are served by the U Street station on the Washington Metro, served by the Green Line.[citation needed]
- ^ "History & Culture, Lincoln's proclamation to establish a "Bureau of Colored Troops"". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved Sep 12, 2017.
Inscribed on the Wall of Honor are the names of 209,145 soldiers of the USCT 175 regiments, 7,000 white Officers and 2,145 Hispanic surnames. Also honored are the approximate 20,000 Navy sailors whose names are not yet on the wall because the Navy was not segregated.
- ^ District of Columbia Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (2014). "Grimke School Redevelopment (1923 Vermont Avenue and 912 U Street, NW)". Retrieved October 8, 2018.