Commentary: A Kansas memorial lists 15 Black soldiers killed during the Civil War. Their lives are a mystery.
This memorial at Fort Scott National Cemetery commemorates the 15 Black soldiers killed in May 1863 near Sherwood, Missouri. (Photo by Max McCoy/Kansas Reflector) By Max McCoy Kansas Reflector 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...
