Natchez Monument Committee offers tips for identifying descendants of U.S. Colored Troops

The USCT committee was formed to create a monument to honor and bear the names of the more than 3,000 African American men who served in six regiments at Fort McPherson in Natchez. The regiments include: 6th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery, 58th U.S. Colored Infantry, 70th U.S. Colored Infantry, 71st U.S. Colored Infantry, 63rd U.S. Colored Infantry, and the 64th U.S. Colored Infantry.

The monument will also bear the names of the Navy servicemen who were born in Natchez.

The USCT committee wants to identify the descendants of the Colored Troops who served in Natchez, as well as those who served in the Navy. Many of the soldiers were also from the surrounding counties.