Black Civil War soldier buried in Jessamine County to be honored with headstone

A member of a Civil War United States Colored Troops unit buried in Nicholasville will finally receive a military marker – but the search for his gravesite continues. Private Anthony “Mack” McInham will be honored October 19th in the Locust Grove Cemetery. John Buckler is a member of the local Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War.

“We found his death certificate and obituary, and we knew he was buried in Locust Grove, because that's what the obit that's what the death certificate said, but there are several people in that cemetery that had no markers.”

Buckler said he and other members of the historic organization began searching for the grave of McInham three or four years ago.

“One of the primary goals of our organization, the Sons, is preserving the memory of the soldiers, sailors, Marines, that sacrificed to save the Union. So this is what we're doing. So we know he's there. So if we find out where he is exactly sometime, we can go move the stone.”

The ceremony honoring McInham, who died in 1931, begins at 2 p.m. in the cemetery on Third Street in Nicholasville. Buckler said by then, they may have tracked down where he and his wife are buried – and if not, they’ll keep looking.

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