Garrison Guard

ID: 492

This file appears in: 8th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery

Much of garrison life for United States Colored Troops consisted of guarding fortifications and bases of supply, as shown in this photograph of an African American soldier in Virginia. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: 8th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery

8th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery

By Tim Talbott

Historical Marker #2361 in McCracken County notes the Civil War service of the 8th United States Colored Heavy Artillery. During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln believed that Kentucky-a loyal, slaveholding border state-was critical to…