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Black history project plaques to be unveiled in Culpeper

African-American Heritage Alliance partners with Culpeper Tourism to tell untold stories of past people and places on and around East Davis Street, ceremony Saturday at the Depot. ....

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Forget the pandemic for a day and walk Civil War battlefields in Central Virginia

Visitors still come to Civil War battlefields to ask why our great-great-grandfathers killed one another there, and whether we can resolve the stubborn differences they left behind. But the battlefields are more than memorials. They are also green, open spaces – natural reserves surrounded by rapidly expanding suburbs. ....

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Three Black soldiers executed by Confederates are finally being honored in Virginia

On Saturday, the three unknown soldiers of the U.S. Colored Troops will be honored in Culpeper County, Va., not far from where they were executed. It’s part of a years-long effort by Lambert, the head of the nonprofit Freedom Foundation, to highlight the area’s Black history, working together with Civil War Trails and the Piedmont Environmental Council. ....

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Historic Culpeper County Crossroads To Get Monument To Black Soldiers

At a time when many Civil War monuments are being removed or relocated, a new one is being dedicated in Culpeper County. ....

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Freedom Foundation, PEC break ground for U.S. Colored Troops monument in Culpeper

A Virginianâs long-held dream has begun to take shape at a Culpeper County crossroads.
Where Youngâs Lane meets Maddenâs Tavern Road near Lignum, allies recently broke ground for a monument to Black soldiers who marched into Confederate territory during the American Civil War, right past this spot.
The advance of the United States Colored Troops regiments, which crossed the Rappahannock River at modern-day Remington, marked Black troopsâ entry into Gen. Robert E. Leeâs area of operations.
A new nonprofit, The Freedom Foundation, and a much older one, the Piedmont Environmental Council, have teamed to commemorate that event and all it represents, as well as two nearby historic sites, Maddenâs Tavern and Ebenezer Baptist Church. The foundation has identified at least 120 USCTs who were born in Culpeper. ....

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