Memorial Day Trivia: Joshua Dunbar, Paul Laurence Dunbar's father, served two terms in the
Civil War and is buried at the Veteran's Cemetery off Gettysburg in Dayton. He was an escaped slave. The roadside marker tells an incredible story...this was quite a man! It is said that his war stories influenced his son to write about the war and the "colored" soldier.
If you want to visit this war veteran's place of rest, go to the veteran's cemetery, look for the Civil War monument, and follow it around until you spot the roadside marker. It was an honor to stand before his grave there. Take care!!
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