Straddling the eastern border of Kansas, the Fort Scott National Cemetery is one of three veterans cemeteries run by the federal government in the state, as well as being one of the oldest in the entire country. Founded in 1842, nearly twenty years…

The monument located within the grounds of the Fort Scott National Cemetery reads: "In Memory of the soldiers of the 1st Regiment Kansas Colored Volunteers who gave their lives in battle May 18, 1863 near Sherwood, Missouri." Henry…