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Buffalo Soldier's grave discovered at Pueblo cemetery after years of research

Krdo · · 477 words · By Danny Mata
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“Historians at Roselawn Cemetery recently identified the unmarked grave of Hardy Faulkner, a Buffalo Soldier and member of the 9th U.S. Cavalry who died in 1900.”
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Two independent web sources (St Joseph and Wreaths Across America/Roselawn 1891 Foundation) confirm that Hardy Faulkner, a Buffalo Soldier, was recently discovered in an unmarked grave at Roselawn.
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“Roselawn Cemetery, which, according to officials, serves as the final resting place for approximately 66,000 people”
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Web search results mention several different 'Roselawn' cemeteries (Minneapolis, Medora, Tallahassee, Toronto, Belfast), but none provide the specific interment count of 66,000 for a cemetery in Pueblo, Colorado.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Roselawn Avenue Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located in Forest Hill, Toronto. Opened in 1906, Roselawn is one of several Jewish cemeteries in Toronto, and was established to serve the Jewish communit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roselawn_Avenue_Cemetery
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Roselawn Cemetery is a large cemetery and crematorium on the outskirts of Belfast in Northern Ireland. It opened in 1954. It is owned and operated by Belfast City Council. It is located on the Ballygo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roselawn_Cemetery
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“The term 'Buffalo Soldier' refers to Army regiments exclusively comprised of African American soldiers in the mid-1800s.”
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Wikipedia explicitly defines Buffalo Soldiers as United States Army regiments composed exclusively of Black American soldiers formed during the 19th century.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Buffalo Soldiers were United States Army regiments composed exclusively of Black American soldiers, formed during the 19th century to serve on the American frontier. On September 21, 1866, the 10th Ca…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club (NABSMC) is a Black (African-American) motorcycle club in the United States, named for the historic African-American United States Army regiments known as Buffalo …
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“This identification is the first positive identification of a Buffalo Soldier at Roselawn Cemetery, says officials.”
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The claim that this is the 'first positive identification' is mentioned in the context of the discovery by Ray Brown, but only one primary source (St Joseph) explicitly frames it as a 'remarkable discovery' in this specific way; other sources confirm the identification but not necessarily that it is the 'first'.
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web search NEUTRAL — HARDY FAULKNER: A Buffalo Soldier who was one of the 71 Civil War Veterans buried in an unmarked grave was recently discovered on Roselawn's Grounds by Ray Brown. Roselawn proudly announces this remar…
https://stjosephparish-pueblo.com/index.php?view=article&id=…
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web search NEUTRAL — – Hardy Faulkner: A Buffalo Soldier recently discovered by Ray Brown. Faulkner served in Charlie Company, 11th Colored Infantry, and the 113th U.S. Colored Infantry during the Civil War.
https://www.roselawn1891.org/events/wreaths-across-america-2…
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“Despite an obituary from February 1900 only mentioning Hardy Faulkner's death and Civil War service”
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The Wreaths Across America/Roselawn 1891 Foundation source confirms Hardy Faulkner served in the 11th and 113th Colored Infantry during the Civil War, supporting the claim that records exist of his Civil War service.
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“Brown confirmed Faulkner is not the only Buffalo Soldier buried in Pueblo”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'multiple' and does not contain any factual information regarding Buffalo Soldiers in Pueblo.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 10, 2026 · The meaning of MULTIPLE is consisting of, including, or involving more than one. How to use multiple in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple
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web search NEUTRAL — MULTIPLE definition: 1. very many of the same type, or of different types: 2. a number that can be divided by a smaller…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/multiple
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web search NEUTRAL — MULTIPLE definition: consisting of, having, or involving several or many individuals, parts, elements, relations, etc.; manifold. See examples of multiple used in a ...
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“Beyond Faulkner, Roselawn Cemetery has 62 more African American Civil War soldiers buried in unmarked graves.”
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The St Joseph source mentions Hardy Faulkner was 'one of the 71 Civil War Veterans buried in an unmarked grave', which aligns with the claim of approximately 62 others, but this specific count is not corroborated by other independent sources.
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“Ray Brown and Lucille Corsentino plan to unveil a memorial honoring these soldiers later this year on December 19.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of information about the movie 'Ray' and Ray Charles, which is irrelevant to the individuals Ray Brown and Lucille Corsentino or the memorial date.
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