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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court John McLean, an anti-slavery egalitarian Methodist from Nicholasville, was one of two justices to dissent to the majority ruling of the Dred Scott v. Sandford case. The ruling stated that enslaved people were not citizens of the United States and could not, therefore, expect protection from the Federal government or the courts.

Aspen, Colorado Ute Cemetery Monument - Civil War Colorado - Image 1

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Aspen, CO Ute Cemetery Monument

Aspen, Colorado Ute Cemetery Monument - Civil War Colorado - Image 1

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Aspen, CO Ute Cemetery Monument

Aspen Ute Cemetery Monument (Aspen, Colorado)

Headstone-shaped grey granite tablet set into the ground at entry to Ute Cemetery. Tablet lists names of the Civil War veterans, both Union and Confederate, buried at the cemetery.

Aspen Union Soldier Statue (Aspen, Colorado)

Life-sized granite statue of Union soldier standing at parade rest, holding the barrel of a rifle whose butt rests on the ground next to his right foot. The soldier wears a Union overcoat, cape, and kepi hat. The statue is mounted atop a granite…