The 38th United States Colored Infantry Regiment was an African American unit of the Union Army during the American Civil War. A part of the United States Colored Troops, the regiment saw action in Vi
This memorial statue was based on an actual soldier from the 38th United States Colored Regiment. It is the centerpiece of the United States Colored Troops Memorial Statue monument in Lexington Park, Maryland. Some of the 38th USCT had initially been recruited in Maryland before the Union forces they were assigned to had crossed the Potomac into Virginia. This memorial honors all local African-American soldiers who served in the Union Army in the Civil War.
James H. Harris
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James H. Harris was an African American soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He earned the highest military decoration in the United States—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at th
38th United States Colored Infantry Regiment
…Farm on September 29-September 30, Deep Bottom on October 1 and Fair Oaks on October 27-October 28, 1864. Three members of the 38th, William H. Barnes, James H. Harris, and Edward Ratcliff, were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions at Chaffin's Farm. The unit then served in the trenches north of the James River…
Sergeant James H. Harris
Grave at Arlington National Cemetery