Monday, August 28, 2017 09:00am – Commemoration of the Departure of the 167th Alabama Regiment
Centennial Commemoration of the Departure of the 167th Alabama Regiment (Rainbow Division) to France
Date: Monday, August 28, 2017 05:00pm
On August 28, 2017, a bronze sculpture of the Rainbow Soldier from British sculptor James Butler, RA, will be inaugurated in front of Montgomery Union Station from where, on that date 100 years ago, the 167th Infantry Regiment left Alabama to join the Rainbow Division and sail for France. This gift to the city of Montgomery is made by the Croix Rouge Farm Memorial Foundation through the generosity of longtime community and business leader Nimrod T. Frazer, Silver Star.
A previous bronze casting of this Rainbow Soldier was inaugurated in 2011 in Fère-en-Tardenois, near Chateau-Thierry. It stands on the site of the battle of Croix Rouge Farm (July 26, 1918), the second deadliest battle in Alabama history.
Join the Montgomery Area Business Committee for the Arts in celebrating the Centennial of the departure of Alabama’s soldiers from Montgomery’s Union Station. Festivities include dedicating The Rainbow Division Soldier Statue at Union Station, Centennial celebrations, and a parade.
Location : Union Station
210 Water Street
Montgomery
AL
36104
USA
