Nehemiah Carson - Pawnee Rock State Park - Pawnee Rock, Kansas - Out of Place Graves on Waymarking.com

Pawnee Rock was a major feature along the Santa Fe Trail between 1821-1880. The Rock has been reduced by half because of the railroad and settlers using the sandstone for their use. Pvt. Carson is buried at the base of Pawnee Rock where he died. His regiment was part of a greater force commanded by Colonel Alexander Doniphan that was to capture the major Mexican trading center of Santa Fe.

Nehemiah Carson was a member of the 1st Missouri Mounted Infantry as part of Alexander Doniphan's expedition to Santa Fe as part of the Mexican American War. Wikipedia - (visit link) - states that the 1st Missouri Mounted Infantry was a 12 month Volunteer Unit under the command of Colonel Alexander Doniphan. This expedition is famous for the capture of Santa Fe and for the suppression of the later Navajo Revolt.

The brass plaque on Pvt Carson's headstone reads:

"Pvt. Carson died of some unknown illness at this point on July 13, 1846 and was buried on the following day."

The rest of the marker reads:

"Pvt
Co G 1st Regt
Mo Mtd Inf
Mexican War

1826
1846"

First Name: Nehemiah Last Name: Carson Born: 01/01/1826 Died: 07/13/1846

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