U.S. Colored Troops born or buried in Washington County, Maryland

The United States Colored Troops (USCT) were composed of African American soldiers who joined the Union Army to fight in the Civil War. In Washington County, Maryland, no African Americans fought in battles at home, at the Battle of Antietam, South Mountain, Hancock or the various skirmishes as the Confederates headed south after the Battle of Gettysburg. But a significant number of men from the county did serve elsewhere during the war, either in infantry divisions or in the famous Brigade Band where the Moxley brothers and others served. Many of these men returned to the county after the war, or moved into the county, and thus there are a signifant number of USCT graves in Washington County.