Backyard gravemarker connects family, San Antonio veteran to Civil War-era soldier
Tommie Hinton Jr. had no idea a piece of rock in his backyard was the headstone for a Buffalo soldier who served during the Civil War. Author: Marvin Hurst Updated: 6:41 PM CST February 26, 2021
SAN ANTONIO Right before Christmas, Tommie Hinton Jr. wanted to expand the shed in his backyard. But the man who was to build it directed the U.S. Army veteran s attention to a stone in the ground. This is like a busted piece of rubble, Hinton said.
The 34-year-old said he d passed by that stone in his backyard more times than he can recall since buying the home in 2011. On it reads JAS Green USCT, words that never meant anything.