Hear from USCT Historian Jerilyn Lee at Orringer Auditorium

Did you know that approximately 198,000 men served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War? And another 20,000 served in the U.S. Navy? And did you know that six of those regiments came from North Carolina?

Come and hear their stories as the New Bern Historical Society hosts USCT historian Jerilyn Lee on Sunday November 3 at 2pm at Orringer Auditorium on the Craven Community College New Bern campus. She will share over 100 pictures of USCT soldiers, NCO’s, officers, cavalrymen and U.S. sailors who served during the Civil War. Reservations open September 30 and are available at www.NewBernHistorical.org or by calling 252-638-8558. Be sure to learn this part of our American History!

Jerilyn Lee is a native of Chicago, Illinois and currently resides in Mount Olive, North Carolina. She is an honor graduate of St. Thomas Apostle High School in Chicago, and a Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Mount Olive with a B.S. in Business Administration. She also holds a Masters’ Degree from the University of Maryland in Organizational Management.

Jerilyn currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the University of Mount Olive and the Business Advisory Board for Wayne Community College. She is a 2019 recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, which is the highest award for service in the State of North Carolina, conferred expressly by the Governor.

Jerilyn is active with the Civil War community as a historian and speaker, and as creator of the Facebook page “Stories of the United States Colored Troops” with a following of 7,000+ members. She is married to Kenneth Lee, and they have three children, three grandchildren, and one great granddaughter.