Military
In 1884 the Ohio General Assembly authorized the burial of any honorably discharged ex-Union soldier, sailor, or marine of the state who died without leaving enough means to cover funeral expenses. Permanent government-issued headstones have been provided to veterans since the late 19th century. Between 1884 and the 1930s, Washington Cemetery buried 47 white soldiers, including 15 unknown, and 35 African-American soldiers. These veterans served in the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and World War I. In the fall of 2001, the cemetery underwent significant renovations, during which students in the Washington Senior High School Research History program helped identify the buried soldiers and restore and replace the gravestones. The sacrifices of these veterans endured in memory, echoing the words of local United States Colored Troops veteran Albert Bird: “We have suffered to save the country; we ought to be remembered.”
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Washington Court House, Ohio · United States
