A Kansas memorial lists 15 Black soldiers killed during the Civil War. Their lives are a mystery.

By: Max McCoy

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 24, 2026

Words: 2,157

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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FORT SCOTT — At the national cemetery there is peace.

There is no news to report, no current affairs to parse, no urgent interview requests awaiting any of the 8,000 inhabitants. All the battles have been fought, the costs tallied, the names and the dates etched into marble stones 13 inches wide and 4 inches thick. The stones stand in regimented rows across the cemetery’s 28 acres of rolling hills.

On this afternoon in May, …

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