12TH UNITED STATES COLORED HEAVY ARTILLERY
HOMEPAGE BUTTON
CAMP NELSON KENTUCKY

Crossroads & Connections

Crossroads & Connections

Louisville Courier Journal Article 2004
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Tennesse Tribune Article 2003
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Jessamine Journal Article 2004
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Cleveland Plain Dealer Article 2004
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Friend of the 12th Regiment:
Bennie McRae

BENNIE MCRAE
Historian Bennie J. McRae is a friend of the 12th Regiment and webmaster of Lest We Forget. He has turned his love of African American history into a Web site that covers everything from Buffalo Soldiers to Reconstruction.













 

 

MILL SPRINGS LIVE SHOOT WINNERS
2006 LIVE SHOOT Champs
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The 12th Regiment boys put their 10 lb. Parrot rifle to good use, grabbing the top prize in the
Mill Springs Battlefield 2006 LIVE SHOOT.
The cannon-firing units were scored on their form, distance, and accuracy. Congratulations to the 12th on their artillery skills!


ED HAMILTON
Sculptor Ed Hamilton confers with members of the 12th Regiment on the steps of the Camp Nelson Perry House in 2003. Hamilton fashioned the famed Spirit of Freedom Civil War monument which stands in Washington, DC.

USCT SCULPTURE
The Spirit of Freedom Monument was unveiled in 1998 and depicts members of the 54th Massachusetts USCT.

 

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