Home State


Kansas is known as the Soldier State because of the number of Civil War veterans who settled there. This is clearly different states that are represented in the Kansas cemeteries. The list below represents just a sampling (one from each state) of the different Government Issue headstones found during the Monuments and Memorials search.

The units reported on these headstones include Infantry, Calvary, Light Artillery, Heavey Artillery, and the US Navy.

The cemeteries where these headstones are located include Coldwater, Collyer,Emporia, Fort Dodge, Fort Wallace,Hoxie, Larned, Leavenworth, Lucas, Wellington, and others spread all across the state.

The Graves presented here include only a very small number of the Civil War veterans buried in Kansas. They were selected for state where organized, location, and unit type.
For more information on Graves Registration, please visit the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War National Graves Registration Project

Arkansas

Arkansas

California

California

Colorado

Colorado

Connecticutt

Connecticutt

Delaware

Delaware

Georgia

Georgia

Illinois

Illinois

Indiana

Indiana

Iowa

Iowa

Kansas

Kansas

Kentucky

Kentucky

Louisiana

Louisiana

Maine

Maine

Maryland

Maryland

Massachusetts

Massachusetts

Michigan

Michigan

Minnesota

Minnesota

Mississippi

Mississippi

Missouri

Missouri

Nebraska

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Jersey

New-Mexico

New-Mexico

New York

New York

North Dakota

North Dakota

Ohio

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

none found (yet)

Tennessee

Tennessee

Texas

Texas

Vermont

Vermont

West Virginia

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Regulars
US Navy

US-Navy

Regulars
US MarineCorps

Reg-USMarineCorps

Regulars
US Colored Infantry

Reg-US-CI

Regulars
US Colored Cavalry

Reg-US-Cld-Cav

Regulars
US Colored Light Artillery

Reg-US-CLA

Regulars
US Colored Heavy Artillery

Reg-US-CHA

Others
Army Nurse

Misc-ArmyNurse

Others
Depot Brigade

Misc-DepotBrig

Others
Freemonts BodyGuards

Misc-Freemonts-BodyGuards

Others
Dakota Cavalry

Misc--Dak-Cav

Others
1st Ontario Regiment, Canada

Misc-1stOntario-Reg

Others
Unknown Indian

Misc--Unk-Indian