A follow up to my 10-19 entry on the grave of Samuel Brown, Sr. being marked incorrectly as a Confederate soldier even though he was an ex-slave and a member of the United States Colored Troops.
The marker said he died December 21, 1923, and was in Co. K 137th Regt. CLD Infantry.
The CLD probably stands for Colored and perhaps this confused whoever made the marker. It should have read USCT, United States Colored troops.
That still doesn't explain why his descendants didn't notice the word Confederate on the marker all those years.
I also came across mention of another soldier, Daniel Ryder who served in the same unite, Co. K 137th CLD Infantry.
The 137th USCT were organized i Selma, Alabama in April 1865, one of the last USCT units organized as the war essentially ended that month. It consisted mostly of farmers and laborers who were ex-slaves. Some of the unit were assigned to burial details at Andersonville Prison in Georgia.
Always Good to have the Correct Information on Grave Markers. --Old B-Runner
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