USCT Graves
This file appears in: New Albany National Cemetery
African Americans served in the U.S. armed forces for the first time during the Civil War. Burials include men who served in U.S. Colored Troops regiments.
Image courtesy of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections
This file appears in: New Albany National Cemetery
New Albany National Cemetery
During the Civil War, New Albany became a strategic supply and training center for the Union Army. Federal officials turned the Floyd County Fairgrounds into Camp Noble and converted local schools into hospitals. As casualties mounted, a burial…