The 29th Colored Regiment Monument (New Haven, CT)

The memorial features a black stone obelisk, partially encircled by eight stone markers featuring the names of the members of the 29th Colored Regiments. The obelisk itself includes images and/or texts on all four sides. The Westside features a bronze plaque with a relief depicting soldiers carrying the flag of the 29th Regiment and the United States. The plaque also includes the unit’s dates of engagement and the names of those killed in battle or who died of disease. The Southside provides a detailed history of the unit. The Eastside includes etched images of Alexander H. Newton and Daniel S. Lathrop, the two members who achieved the unit’s highest rank of sergeant major. The Northside includes work’s dedicatory information.