Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
- Item sets
- AFAM Historic Sites
- Title
- Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
- Description
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This monument is a tribute to the 674 men who died for their freedom
both in battle and after the war due to Cholera. The men of the 56th Colored Regiment fought for their freedom during the Civil War. Out of the 674 men to die four officers and twenty-one enlisted men died during battle, and 647 men died of cholera waiting to be released from service. We pay tribute to their sacrifice and bravery. - Creator
- Tonia O'Neal
- Semester
- Intro to Public History
- Subject
- Historic Marker Nominations
- Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
- 56th Colored Regiment
- Civil War
- Military
- St. Louis History
- Black St. Louis History and Experience
- African American Soldiers
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- UMSL Digital Humanities Lab
- Date
- 2020
- Identifier
- Coordinates: 38.50245460908147, -90.28816713722892