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| At the center of a granite-paved plaza
encircled on three sides by the Wall of Honor is the
Spirit of Freedom sculpture. Unveiled on July 18, 1998,
the sculpture stands ten feet tall and features uniformed
black soldiers and a sailor poised to leave home. Women,
children and elders on the cusp of the concave inner
surface seek strength together. Designed by Ed Hamilton
of Louisville, Kentucky, this is the first major art
piece by a black sculptor to be placed on federal land
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The
Wall of Honor - 209,145 names of USCT |
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Wall of Honor lists the names of 209,145 United States
Colored Troops (USCT) who served in the Civil War. Presented
on 166 burnished stainless steel plaques and arranged
by regiment, the names include the 7,000 white officers
who served with USCT. Completed in 1999, the Wall of
Honor directory locates individual names within the
regimental groupings. The adjacent museum features an
ongoing program for locating relatives of USCT.
The
Wall of Honor presents the names of more than four
times the number of residents of Rockville, MD, almost
three times the number of residents of Charleston,
SC, and more than than the total population of Savannah,
Georgia!
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