NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Just off West St. Bernard Highway, nestled beside the historic Chalmette Battlefield, lies a solemn place of remembrance. Rows and rows of headstones, each one a silent testament to service and sacrifice.
Among them is grave No. 12,624, the final resting place of United States Colored Troops veteran Russell Everett.
According to government records, Private Everett was born in the 1840s, served in the Civil War and died in 1913. Park Ranger Jenna Rockett said he was a proud member of Fazendeville…