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Faithful Unto Death: Acton honors Black Civil War soldier 160 years later (Photo Gallery)
Acton residents gathered in Monument Square on Saturday in celebration of the life and service of Acton-born Black Civil War soldier George Washington Dugan, 160 years after his death. A procession led by 54th Regiment reenactors, the Uxbridge Phife and Drum and the National Guard, brought attendees to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery where a monument in Dugan’s name was unveiled and he was given an official burial with full military honors. Historian Beth van Duzer, who was responsible for the process of uncovering George Washington Dugan’s history, described him as “a general favorite of the Acton people.” He was a free
