Baxter Springs Nat'l Cemetery
Baxter Springs Nat'l Cemetery
Location: 1 mile West of Baxter Springs on Hwy US 166
Nearest Town: Baxter Springs
In
a quiet corner of the Baxter Springs cemetery, stands a lone
Civil War sentry standing guard over his comrade's graves. Below the
memorial, erected in 1870, is the mass grave of Union soldiers who lost their
lives during a raid by the infamous Quantrill in October, 1863. Gen. James
Blunt and 135 of his men were killed in the vicious fighting. 88 of these
are interred here in a common grave, their names engraved in the base of the
memorial.
Other
veterans rest here, too. The small area in the vicinity of
the Soldier's Memorial was designated a National Cemetery and is surrounded by a
low fence to separate it from the rest of the Baxter Springs Cemetery. It
is operated as a unit of the Fort Scott National Cemetery.
Baxter Springs Nat'l Cemetery
Location: 1 mile West of Baxter Springs on Hwy US 166
Nearest Town: Baxter Springs
In
a quiet corner of the Baxter Springs cemetery, stands a lone
Civil War sentry standing guard over his comrade's graves. Below the
memorial, erected in 1870, is the mass grave of Union soldiers who lost their
lives during a raid by the infamous Quantrill in October, 1863. Gen. James
Blunt and 135 of his men were killed in the vicious fighting. 88 of these
are interred here in a common grave, their names engraved in the base of the
memorial.
Other
veterans rest here, too. The small area in the vicinity of
the Soldier's Memorial was designated a National Cemetery and is surrounded by a
low fence to separate it from the rest of the Baxter Springs Cemetery. It
is operated as a unit of the Fort Scott National Cemetery.