Names of 30 Black soldiers are added to Illinois monument

A plaque featuring two rows of 15 names has been added to the Civil War memorial on the square in Jacksonville, Ill. Those named were Black soldiers who fought for the Union, almost all members of the U.S. Colored Troops. The more than 3,000 names on the memorial before the update included a few Black service members — but some people noticed a gap. The 30 men whose names were added served mostly with the Third Heavy Artillery and 29th Infantry. -- Article