Free Guided Tour of the USCT Heritage Trail
Date and Time
Friday May 12, 2023
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
Date: Friday, May 12, 2023 Time: 9:00-10:00 AM
Fees/Admission
Price: FREE BUT ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
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Historic Blakeley State Park
Description
The USCT Heritage Trail is a unique and nationally-significant educational project which highlights the role of African-American troops (officially designated the United States Colored Troops at the time) in the Battle of Fort Blakeley. Over 4,000 African-American soldiers, a large majority of them former slaves, fought as part of the Federal army besieging Fort Blakeley (April 1-9, 1865) during the combined-forces operation designed to capture the city of Mobile. Their presence at Blakeley ranks as one of the largest concentrations of African-American soldiers in any Civil War battle.
