RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An effort is being made in Virginia to honor unheralded black soldiers who fought in the Civil War.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Saturday that a group called the Honor the 14 Foundation is behind the push.
It aims to memorialize 14 Medal of Honor recipients from a black regiment of the Union Army. Donald E. King initiated the push.
He is a senior partner at the McGuireWoods law firm and board member of the American Civil War Museum. King said the foundation plans to privately raise millions to erect the statue in the city of Richmond.
Black troops in the Union army defeated Confederate forces at the Battle of New Market Heights in 1864. It followed two previous attempts that failed. Fourteen of the black soldiers who fought received the Medal of Honor.
