Owensboro, KY, United States
Daviess Co. U. S. Colored Troops in the Civil War. In 1864, several hundred enslaved African American men joined the Union army here. Enlisting in the army meant eventual freedom for the men and their families. Units raised in Daviess Co. took part in important operations at Richmond, Petersburg, an
d Lee's surrender at Appomattox, as well as campaigns in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Louisiana. (Reverse) Recruits served in the 100th, 109th, and 118th U.S. Colored Infantry and the 5th and 6th U.S. Col
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