Cemeteries

U. S. Colored Troops Burials

Despite their critical contributions to the Union war effort, USCT troops faced discrimination and segregation not only in the conditions of their service, but also in their treatment after death. Although the inclusion of USCT dead into the national cemeteries marked the beginnings of the integration of American cemeteries, USCT graves were often left neglected in remote, segregated plots. Despite the indiginty accorded these interments, USCT burials left to the enemy were particularly undignified--the most notrious example of which is the shallow mass-grave the dead of the 54th Massaschusetts were consigned to after the battle of Ft. Wagner.

Despite thier exclusion from the honors afforded to white Civil War dead, African-Americans nevertheless insisted on the equal treatement of their fallen soldiers, demonstrating their desire for recognition not only as equal participants in the war, but also of their rights as newly minted American citizens.

What follows is an incomplete listing of USCT cemeteries and burial plots across the United States. Again, this page is a work in progress and we would be happy to hear of any burials not yet included.
 
 
Location City State Known Unknown Total
Mobile National Cemetery Mobile Alabama 165 91 256
Ft Smith National Cemetery Fort Smith Arkansas 68 3 71
Little Rock National Cemetery Little Rock Arkansas 438 324 762
Evergreen Cemetery New Haven Connecticut 2   2
Ft Delaware Pea Patch Island Delaware 3 1 4
Zion Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery Wilmington Delaware 1   1
St Peter's Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery Wilmington Delaware 2 1 3
Barrancas National Cemetery Barrancas Florida 154 98 252
Andersonville National Cemetery Andersonville Georgia 16 95 111
Marietta National Cemetery Marietta Georgia 158 67 293
Mound City National Cemetery Mound City Illinois 307   307
Woodland Cemetery Quincy Illinois 27   27
Rock Island National Cemetery Rock Island Illinois 54   54
Camp Butler National Cemetery Springfield Illinois 6   6
Oak Hill Cemetery Evansville Indiana 33   33
Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis Indiana 30   30
New Albany Cemetery New Albany Indiana 757 208 965
Lexington National Cemetery Lexington Kentucky 53 4 57
Cave Hill National Cemetery Louisville Kentucky 9 157 166
Mill Springs National Cemetery Mill Springs Kentucky 20 11 31
Camp Nelson National Cemetery Nicholasville Kentucky 867 5 881
Alexandria National Cemetery Alexandria Louisiana 62 141 203
Baton Rouge National Cemetery Baton Rouge Louisiana 173 3 176
Port Hudson National Cemetery Port Hudson Louisiana 256   256
Ft St Philip Cemetery Plaquemines Louisiana 25 260 285
Winthrop Street Cemetery Augusta Maine 1   1
Annapolis National Cemetery Annapolis Maryland 14 5 19
Laurel Cemetery Baltimore Maryland 229   229
Galloup's Island Boston Massachusetts 1   1
Dedham Cemetery Dedham Massachusetts 40   40
Natchez National Cemetery Natchez Mississippi 50 2,434 2484
Vicksburg National Cemetery Vicksburg Mississippi 147 6,004 6151
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery St. Louis Missouri 23 1,044 1067
Beverly National Cemetery Beverly New Jersey 2   2
Cypress Hill National Cemetery Cypress Hills New York 169 3 172
New Bern National Cemetery New Bern North Carolina 209 195 404
Raleigh National Cemetery Raleigh North Carolina 20 6 26
Wilmington National Cemetery Wilmington North Carolina 55 502 557
Spring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati Ohio 2   2
Green Lawn Cemetery Columbus Ohio 12   12
soldier's lot Gallipolis Ohio 4 77 81
Whitehall Cemetery Bristol Pennsylvania   1 1
Odd Fellow's Cemetery, adjoining Glenwood Cemetery Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1   1
soldier's lot, Lebanon Cemetery Philadelphia Pennsylvania 339   339
Beaufort National Cemetery Beaufort South Carolina 795 950 2803
Chattanooga National Cemetery Chattanooga Tennessee 861 20 881
Ft Donelson National Cemetery Ft Donelson Tennessee 4 8 12
Knoxville Knoxville Tennessee 73 68 141
Memphis National Cemetery Memphis Tennessee 250 3,959 4209
Nashville National Cemetery Nashville Tennessee 1,447 463 1910
Shiloh National Military Park Shiloh Tennessee   1 1
Stone River National Cemetery Murfreesboro Tennessee 102 85 187
Brownsville National Cemetery Brownsville Texas 973 950 342
  Galveston Texas 37 6 252
San Antonio National Cemetery San Antonio Texas 7 4 8
Alexandria National Cemetery Alexandria Virginia 249   249
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Virginia 175 229 404
Danville National Cemetery Danville Virginia 37 12 49
Fredericksburg National Cemetery Fredericksburg Virginia 2 2 4
Hampton National Cemetery Hampton Virginia 985 57 54
City Point National Cemetery Hopewell Virginia 782 587 1369
Poplar Grove National Cemetery Poplar Grove Virginia 60 226 286
Ft Harrison National Cemetery Richmond Virginia 178 408  
Glendale National Cemetery Richmond Virginia 6 4 10
Richmond National Cemetery Richmond Virginia 6 4 10
Seven Pines National Cemetery Seven Pines Virginia   7 7
Winchester National Cemetery Winchester Virginia 3 6 9
Yorktown National Cemetery Yorktown Virginia 6 5 11

 
 
 
 

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