African-American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation  Sesquicentennial Civil War Commemorative Events 2010-2015 The following memorial dates have been designated by the African-American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation's charter organization the Sons & Daughters United States Colored Troops to facilitate national commemorative events to hi-light and honor the role of the United States Colored Troops within the context of national Sesquicentennial Civil War Commemorative Events for 2010-2015 . Memorial events are centered on USCT state markers nationwide.

-	2011
	April 12th, 2011 "THE COMING HOUR" :(Emancipation or Extermination) 11am - 2pm  The African American Civil War Museum Grimke Building Annex   1925 Vermont Ave. NW : Washington, D.C. 20001
	Nov. 5th, 2011 _ 2pm NATIONAL CANDLELIGHTING CEREMONY IN HONOR OF THE  UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS African American Civil War Memorial and Museum 1925 Vermont Avenue, NW : Washington, DC 20001 : (202) 667-2667
	2012
	Tues., Jan. 31st, 2012 _ 7 - 9pm The USCT Legacy of National Redemption and Democracy ( How Black Civil War Veterans Reconstructed the Union and Established Democracy in America) Special AACWMFF_Historical Voting Rights_Civil War Sesquicentennial Lecture African American Civil War Memorial and Museum 1925 Vermont Avenue, NW : Washington, DC 20001 : (202) 667-2667
	Friday, Apr. 12th-13th, 2012 Prelude to Emancipation  Following the Union capture of Ft. Pulaski during the Civil War, Maj. Gen. David Hunter issued General Orders No. 7 freeing those enslaved at the fort and on Cockspur Island.  History of Emancipation: Marker _ Tybee Island, Chatham County, Georgia. 1:30pm ~ _Friday April 13th, 2012 _ (912) 786-5787 Tybee Island in Chatham County, Georgia 2pm ~ 4pm_Thursday April 12th, 2012__ (912) 652-3600 Bull Street Library -  Savannah Ga, 31401
	2013
	Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 Freedom Founders Day : General Orders No. 143 "Lest We Forget - We Stand on Your Shoulders" Marker _ Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia.
	Sunday, June 2th, 2013 Swing Low Sweet Harriet Harriet Tubman Leads  Abolitionist Raid On The Combahee River. (Marker Dedication at Tubman Bridge) _ Beaufort, South Carolina.
	2014
	May 22nd-May 25th, 2014 USCT "Fight For Freedom" Civil War Weekend Tour African-American experience in the Civil War Sesquicentennial USCT "Fight For Freedom" weekend tour of Eastern Virginia sites that will include the Fort Pocahontas annual Civil War Living History and Reenactment of a victorious USCT Civil War battle, that will mark the 150th commemoration of the May 24th, 1864 battle at Wilson's Wharf. The tour will begin on Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 "Freedom's Founders Day" and conclude on Sunday, May 25th, 2014.
	Monday, July 14th, 2014 Battle of Tupelo  The Battle of Tupelo was a Union victory over Confederate forces in northern Mississippi which ensured the safety of General William T. Sherman's supply lines. Battle of Tupelo Marker _ Tupelo in Lee County, Mississippi.
	Sunday, Sept. 28th, 2014 Battle of New Market Heights Of the 16 Medals of Honor awarded to “Negro” soldiers during the Civil War, 14 were bestowed for this battle. Battle of New Market Heights Marker _ Near Varina in Henrico County, Virginia
	Tuesday, Oct. 28th, 2014 The Battle For Decatur  "Captain, We’ve Got It At Last” - The Charge of the 14th U.S. Colored Infantry “A Hard Nut To Crack” Charge of the 14th U.S. Colored Infantry Marker _ Decatur, Alabama
	Mon. Dec. 15th, 2014 Battle of Nashville During the Battle of Nashville (December 1864), nearly 13,000 black soldiers aided in the defeat of the Confederates.  Nashville Blacks in the Civil War Marker _ Nashville , Tennessee
	2015
	Thursday, Jan. 15th, 2015 Capture Fort Fisher Following several hours of determined resistance and the committal of five more Federal regiments (including U.S. Colored Troops). The Confederate defenders were overwhelmed." Capture! Marker _ Kure Beach in New Hanover County, North Carolina
	Wednesday, Feb. 18th, 2015 U.S.C.T. Charleston, South Carolina Liberation Day.
	Sunday, Feb.22nd, 2015 U.S.C.T. Wilmington, North Carolina Liberation Day.
	Friday, April 3rd, 2015 U.S.C.T. Richmond, Virginia Liberation Day. The first units of Weitzel's command to enter the city were six regiments of Brig. Gen. Edward H. Ripley's 1st Brigade of the XXIVth Army Corps, and U.S. Colored Troops from infantry and cavalry regiments of the XXVth Army Corps.  ( Van Lew/ Bowser Marker Dedication) _ Union Army Enters Richmond Marker _ Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia
	Saturday-Sunday, May 23-24,2015 Grand Review of the Armies.

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