I don't know what happened to the original entry, but I am redoing it.
This appeared in the March 15, 2008, Alleghenny Times (Pa) by Bob Bauder.
Ninety years ago, Harriet Key tried to get a gravestone for her husband, but evidently was unable so his final resting place was unmarked from 1920, until now. Thanks to the efforts of Ron Ciani and Pat Riley this is not going to continue.
Jonah Key, a member of the 4th US Colored Troops, was disabled by a Confederate bullet in 1864 and was in an unmarked grave in Freedom's Oak Grove Cemetery when these two came upon his grave and after a ten year research on his life, are close to getting the situation righted.
"This man put his life on the line for his country in the face of slavery and prejudice. Can you imagine what the Confederates would have done if they had captured him?" said Ron Ciani.
Bill Muns, director of the Beaver County Veterans Affairs said he can get a marker, but it will be up to Ciani and Riley to place it as he has no funds for it.
Great Story to Finally Honor a Hero. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
