Civil War veteran receives headstone 110 years after his death
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Updated: 9:27 AM EDT Apr 5, 2021
Civil War veteran receives headstone 110 years after his death
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Updated: 9:27 AM EDT Apr 5, 2021
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KCCI 8 NEWS AT 6:00. LAURA: A CIVIL WAR VETERAN FROM IOWA NOW HAS A HEADSTONE MORE 110 AFTER HIS DEATH. FREDERICK WAGNER WAS BORN IN FRANCE BUT SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN IOWA. WAGNER SIGNED UP TO SERVE IN THE CIVIL WAR WITH AN IOWA INFANTRY. HE SERVED FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE GOING ON TO BECOME A MASON AND A TRAIN CONDUCTOR IN BOONE. MIKE ROWLEY HELPED INSTALL THE HEADSTONE AT WOODLAND CEMETERY. >> THE PROCESS IS YOU RESEARCH THEM, GO THROUGH OLD NEWSPAPERS, IT ALL HAS TO BE DOCUMENTED, PROVEN TO THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION. IF IT’S ALL PROVEN, THEN THE V.A. WILL PROVIDE A STONE, BUT THE STONE STILL HAS TO BE INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED. LAURA: ROWLEY SAYS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF IOWA VETERANS WITH UNMARKED GRAVES, AND HE’S TRYING TO CORRECT THAT ONE AT A T