Civil War Veteran – Thomas C. Bowie – Browns Grove Cemetery, Burdett, Pawnee County, Kansas
At the age of 18, Pvt. Thomas C. Bowie enlisted in Co. B 76th OH Infantry. He received a gunshot wound in his hip during the Battle of...
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- Jun 5, 2021
- 2 min
Veteran of Civil War (1861-1865) – Cimarron Cemetery, Cimarron, Gray County, Kansas
Sgt. Levi Locken enlisted on February 22, 1862, in Co. M 1st WI Cavalry. The regiment headed to Missouri and Arkansas for scout and train...
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msschartz
- Jun 2, 2021
- 1 min
The Ultimate Sacrifice – World War II (1941-1945) – Fairmount Cemetery, Hodgeman County, Kansas
The translation for 1st Lt. LeRoy Blattner’s monument reads: In Memory of Crew B26 599 BS 397 BG9 AF on August 3, 1944, at a place called...
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msschartz
- Jun 2, 2021
- 1 min
Veteran of US Civil War (1861-1865) - Hillside Cemetery, Kinsley, Edwards County, Kansas
When the "War of Rebellion" broke out, “Pvt. George W. Fulton enlisted in Co. K, 33rd IN Infantry and served until June 1865. He was...
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msschartz
- Jun 2, 2021
- 2 min
Veteran U.S. Civil War (1861-1865) - Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford, Kansas
Sgt. Washington M. Crawford enlisted in Co. H 2nd NY Cavalry at the beginning of the US Civil War. He was captured and spent 14 months...
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msschartz
- May 30, 2021
- 2 min
Veteran of US Civil War (1861-1865) – Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas
“Comrad (sic) Craig’s history is part of the history of the state of Kansas, and it is most fitting that he breathed his last in a home...
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msschartz
- May 26, 2021
- 1 min
Veteran of W.W. I (1914-1918) - Fairmount Cemetery, Hodgeman, Kansas
On August 16, 1917, Dr. Alexander B. Scott enlisted the Army Medical Corp. He served for 18 months while stationed at Waco, Texas....
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msschartz
- May 26, 2021
- 2 min
All in the Family – Civil War Veterans - Trotter Cemetery, Edwards County, Kansas
Sgt. Thomas Zimmet enlisted in Co. K 111st PA Infantry. He fought in some of the bloodiest at Gettysburg and Chancellorsville. At the...
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msschartz
- May 26, 2021
- 6 min
The Spearville News – Spearville, Ford County, Kansas May 10, 1945
Writes of Horrors of German Prison Camp John Liebl Liberated After 4 Months; Germans Starved Their Prisoners Mr. and Mrs. Gus Liebl have...
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msschartz
- May 23, 2021
- 2 min
Veteran of US Civil War (1861-1865) – Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas
Pvt. James Janes enlisted in the US Civil War on January 1, 1864, in Co. I 7th IA Infantry. While in service, James contracted measles as...
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msschartz
- May 19, 2021
- 1 min
All in the Family – Civil War Veterans - Fairmount Cemetery, Jetmore, Hodgeman County, Kansas
Pvt. Edward T. Cross served his country in Co. L 6th IA Calvary. Pvt. George W. Reed enlisted in Co. K 10th OH. When the Civil War was...
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msschartz
- May 19, 2021
- 2 min
Veteran of US Civil War (1861-1865) – Hillside Cemetery, Kinsley, Edwards County, Kansas
Pvt. George W. Countryman, Sr. enlisted in Co. H, 15th NY Engineer Corps on September 3, 1864. He was discharged nine months later....
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msschartz
- May 19, 2021
- 2 min
The Ultimate Sacrifice – Pfc. Ole E. Rosproy – St. John’s Cemetery, Ford County, Kansas
Pfc. Rosproy was an ambulance driver in a medical battalion of the 3rd Armored Division. He had been in France since June of 1944. On Dec...
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msschartz
- May 16, 2021
- 1 min
Jesse & James Gibbs – Haviland Cemetery, Haviland, Kiowa County, Kansas
In the summer of 1917, James and Jesse Gibbs enlisted together in Co. F 137th Infantry of the 35th division. After enlisting they were...
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msschartz
- May 12, 2021
- 1 min
Veteran of World War I (1917-1919) – Garfield Cemetery, Pawnee County, Kansas
Pvt. Tony Asher was a member of the 352nd Infantry 88th Division. He headed to France in 1918 where he contracted pneumonia and died....
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msschartz
- May 12, 2021
- 1 min
The Ultimate Sacrifice–The Great War (1914-1918 –Fairmount Cemetery, Jetmore, Hodgeman Co., Kansas
The base of Pvt. Phillips headstone reads: Died in Service Wagoner Evacuation Ambulance Co. 29 Medical Dept. Frank Phillips was the...
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msschartz
- May 12, 2021
- 1 min
All in the Family – Civil War Veterans – Hillside Cemetery, Edwards, Kansas
Cpl. George W. Watson and Pvt. William H. Morrison both served in the Indiana Infantry. They were also brothers-in-law who brought their...
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msschartz
- May 12, 2021
- 1 min
The Ultimate Sacrifice – Sgt. Edward J. Ackerman, Holy Cross, Windthorst, Ford County, Kansas
Sgt. Ackerman was a member of the 32nd infantry division at the time of his death on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The...
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msschartz
- May 5, 2021
- 2 min
Veteran of US Civil War (1861-1865) and Early Pioneer-Hanston, Hanston Cemetery, Hodgeman County, KS
Sgt. Charles Ruff enlisted in Co. I 56th PA Infantry. He brought his family to Hodgeman County in 1879. He was appointed postmaster along...
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msschartz
- May 5, 2021
- 2 min
Veteran of the US Civil War (1861-1865) – Kinsley, Hillside Cemetery, Edwards County, Kansas
Pvt. Addison Leonard enlisted in August of 1862 in Co. A 112th IL Infantry. He was discharged with a disability on April 18, 1864....
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