War of 1812 Graves Marked in Iowa-- Part 1: Expanded to 19th-Century Wars

From the May 24, 2020, Des Moines (Iowa) Register "New honors at Woodland Cemetery for Iowans who fought 19th-century wars" by Mike Rowley.

Located in near downtown Des Moines, Woodland Cemetery has nearly 70 acres, cobblestone streets and marks the final resting place of over 80,000 souls.

And, now, new gravestones are popping up all over the place as 100 to 150-year-old  graves that were not marked weeks and months before now have 240-pound veteran stones.

Much of this is the result of work by three generations of men.  Retired  firefighter Robert Niffinegger, Mike Rowley (who wrote the article) and Tim Rowley.  They have received assistance from Des Moines cemetery officials Genesh Ganpat and John Woolson.  They have been researching, documenting and seeing that previously unmarked veteran graves are now marked.

What started in 2020 as a one-year goal of marking  at least five War of 1812 veterans' graves has in only a few months grown to nearly thirty graves of War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War and Spanish-American War now having been  marked or approved for marking.

We Can't Honor These Men Too Much, Especially Here On Memorial Day 2020.  --Brock-Perry