The United States Colored Troops Memorial Statue honors the more than 700 African American soldiers and sailors from St. Mary’s County, Maryland who served in the Union forces during the American Civil War. The memorial was completed and dedicated in 2012. The memorial features three recipients of the Medal of Honor from St. Mary’s County: William H. Barnes and James H. Harris, both with the United States Colored Troops, and Joseph Hayden, a white man who was a Quartermaster with the United States Navy.