Brethren: The History of the 62nd and 65th USCT

Brethren: The History of the 62nd and 65th USCT is the courageous story of Black soldiers who fought for the Union cause. They were formed in St. Louis in Benton Barracks, which is currently Fairground Park. The 62nd and 65th not only fought for the right to become American citizens, but were the founders of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri.

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Gregory S. Carr, is an Assistant Professor of Theatre in Communication Studies at Harris-Stowe State University. Gregory is an accomplished director, playwright, actor, essayist, and public historian. His Living History performances include a wide range of historical figures such as scientist and inventor Benjamin Banneker, African American frontiersman James Beckwourth, William Jones, an enslaved man who was emancipated by Ulysses S. Grant, Abolitionist James Milton Turner, soldiers from the 62nd and 65th United States Colored Troops, Ohio poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, African American scholar Carter G. Woodson, and Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Civil Rights leader Ralph Abernathy

Tommy Halloran is a singer/guitarist/songwriter from St. Louis. He has two teenagers--Lilley and Django, and he works as a high school science teacher with St. Louis Public Schools. He is also passionate about art and jigsaw puzzles.