Neglected San Antonio Medal of Honor graves

San Antonio Examiner ^ | June 17, 2009 | Marcus Wilder

[clyde_m]

Thirteen Medal of Honor winners lie forgotten in a small San Antonio cemetery.

[Thebaddog]

That’s a hell of a list. Does anybody have their stories?

[imahawk]

The head stone in the pic looks as if it needs to be re-engraved.I will bet the rest are no better. This is just so sad.

[Chode]

can they be moved to Arlington???

[iowamark]

http://www.nps.gov/rich/historyculture/barnes.htm
"Barnes, William H.
ACTION: Chaffin's Farm (Fort Harrison), VA.
DATE: 29 September 1864.
RANK/UNIT: Private, Co. C, 38th U.S. Colored Troops.
CITATION: "Among the first to enter the enemy's works, although wounded."
MEDAL PRESENTED: 6 April 1865.
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA: Born: St. Marys County, MD. 1830 or 1831.
ENTERED SERVICE: Ridge, MD. 11 February 1864.
OTHER: William Barnes was a 33-year-old farmer when he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He stood 5'11" tall. Barnes was promoted to Sergeant in January 1865, but never left the service alive. He died of tuberculosis at Indianola, Texas on Christmas Eve 1866.
SOURCES:
Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1978, Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979, p. 25 Bearss,Edwin C., "Black Medals of Honor Received a New Market Heights, 29 September 1864." National park Service Memo in Richmond NBP files, 2 April 1979."