Kirkwood in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Veteran's Memorial
known and unknown, who
served our country and
are laid to rest here:
Washington Green, colored cook
7th Infantry Regiment, Company A
Born 1818
Arthur Mason, Private 1st Class
442nd Regiment
1881 - Feb. 26, 1938
Willis Mitchell, Private
54th Regiment,
U.S. Colored Infantry, Company C
1847 - 1920
Henry Whitson, Sergeant
65th Regiment,
U.S. Colored Infantry, Company F
1831 - 1878
George Washington Willis,
Sergeant
12th Regiment, U.S. Colored
Heavy Artillery, Company H
1847 - 1917
Erected 2008.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.
Location. 38° 34.123′ N, 90° 26.082′ W. Marker is in Kirkwood, Missouri, in St. Louis County. Memorial can be reached from Old Big Bend Road east of South Ballas Road. Memorial is located in Quinette
Cemetery. A plaque with the same inscription is mounted at the main entrance to the cemetery (see photo). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12188 Old Big Bend Rd, Saint Louis MO 63122, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Historic Quinette Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Quinette Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); #9 (approx. 1.4 miles away); #750 (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Gasconade Bridge Disaster (approx. 1.4 miles away); Civil War Destruction (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Pacific Railroad Controversy (approx. 1.4 miles away); Riot in the Tunnels (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kirkwood.
Additional keywords. USCT, U.S. Colored Troops
Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 39 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 13, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.