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THIS STATUE OF PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN PORTRAYS HIM IN HIS LAST DAYS, THE THIN, TIRED, WAR-WORN PRESIDENT IN THOUGHTFUL AND DEEP MEDITATION.

AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE SERVED IN EVERY WAR SINCE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. DURING THE CIVIL WAR, MORE THAN 180,000 AFRICAN AMERICANS COMPRISING 170 UNITS SERVED IN THE UNION ARMY AND 29,511 SERVED IN THE UNION NAVY.

BATTLES PARTICIPATED IN: COOSAW, SECESSIONVILLE, LEGAREVILLE, SECOND BULL RUN, CHANTILLY, SOUTH MOUNTAIN, ANTIETAM, WILDERNESS, FREDERICKSBURG, SPOTSYLVANIA, VICKSBURG, NORTHANNA, JACKSON, COLD HARBOR, BLUE SPRINGS, PETERSBURG, CAMPBELL'S STATEION, THE C ...

WADSWORTH GUARDS FOUGHT IN THE "CORNFIELD" NEAR THIS SPOT, SEPTEMBER 17, 1862 IN THE MEMORABLE MORNING ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN HOOKER AND STONEWALL JACKSON.

THE RELIEF DEPICTS THE 11TH CONNECTICUT ENGAGED IN COMBAT ON THE BURNSIDE BRIDGE.

THIS REGIMENT ADVANCED IN SKIRMISH LINE TOWARD THE BRIDGE OVER THE ANTIETAM CREEK, PARTICIPATED IN THE CHARGE WHICH DROVE THE ENEMY FROM THE CREEK AND ADVANCED TO THIS POINT WHICH IT HELD UNTIL THE CLOSE OF THE DAY.

IT WAS NEAR THIS SPOT THAT THE REGIMENT, WITHIN SIX WEEKS AFTER LEAVING HOME, TOOK AN ACTIVE PART IN THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM.

STATUE IS OF COLOR SERGEANT GEORGE A. SIMPSON KILLED AT ANTIETAM.

BATTLES PARTICIPATED IN: ANTIETAM AND CHANCELLORSVILLE CASUALTIES AT ANTIETAM: KILLED 26 WOUNDED 86 MISSING 6 TOTAL 118

THIS MEMORIAL MARKS THE REGIMENTS RIGHT LINE IN BATTLE AT ANTIETAM. CASUALTIES AT ANTIETAM: KILLED IN BATTLE 32 DIED FROM WOUNDS 14 NON-FATAL WOUNDS 132 TOTAL 178

CASUALTIES AT ANTIETAM KILLED 30 WOUNDED 114 MISSING 3 TOTAL 152

BATTLES PARTICIPATED IN: SOUTH MOUNTAIN, ATNIETAM, FITZHUGH'S CROSSING AND CHANCELLORSVILLE.