Fort Scott, Kansas with a population under 8000 is home to U.S. National Cemetery No. 1 which was one of 14 original National Cemeteries established by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862. Notable burials include Union and Confederate soldiers, members of the Indian Home Guard, buffalo soldiers (U.S. Colored Troops), and Eugene Ware.?ÿ Smaller burial plots in Mound City and Baxter Springs are considered component units of this national cemetery.?ÿ There are currently approximately 6200 occupied graves there, many with both spouses.?ÿ The link below explains the tremendous generosity of one man, who has chosen to remain anonymous, in honor of those buried there.
Here are a couple photos taken today displaying the result.
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https://www.koamnewsnow.com/wreaths-across-america-thanks-anonymous-donor-for-help-in-fort-scott/
While reading another story about the wreath donation I learned the cost is $15 per wreath.?ÿ Only 44 percent had been paid for by others.?ÿ If assessed the full donation price, the anonymous donor would have paid over $52,000.?ÿ It is clear from the story this is an individual, not a company.
In the story about the donation it mentions one specific person who is buried there, Eugene Ware.?ÿ There is an elementary school in Fort Scott named for him.?ÿ That is the only reason the name is familiar to me.?ÿ The link below explains much more.?ÿ He was born in Connecticut, raised in Iowa, spent much of his adult life in Kansas, died in Colorado and ended up in National Cemetery #1.
