Read about men who served in the regiment and made their homes in Newton after the war, see Dwain Coleman’s ISU master’s thesis, “ Still in the Fight: The Struggle for Community in the Upper Midwest for African American Civil War Veterans” dr.lib.iastate.edu/server/api/cor…

Thanks to all the women and men who have died in service to the United States, but especially the dedicated men of the 1st Colored Regiment of Iowa.