John Boone fought with the Missouri 18th Colored Infantry. After the war he raised a family in Northfield and was buried in the Northfield Cemetery in 1915. His headstone was recently discovered by Jeff Sauve, the St. Olaf archivist, and has been reset so that it is again visible.
Commemoration and Rededication of Henry Bailly Memorial in Hastings, Minnesota, May 16th, 2015
