WRIGHT CITY, Mo. (First Alert 4) – On Veterans Day, a local family is honoring William Barklage, a man who fought in the Civil War. A new headstone now marks his grave at Harmonie Cemetery near Wright City.
Barklage died at age 36 in an armed clash with guerrilla soldiers while defending the country in Warren County 163 years ago. The headstone is the first to mark his grave since his death.
Roger Nierman and Guy Shreck are two of his great-great-grandsons…