[SEMINOLE INDIAN SCOUT CEMETERY-UGRR

Recently, the Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery Association, of Brackettville, applied for its cemetery SITE to be included in The National Park Service (NPS)-National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. Congratulations! It meets all requirements as making a significant contribution to the understanding of the Underground Railroad in American history.

Mission Statement-National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program:
Recognizing that all human beings embrace the right to self-determination and freedom from oppression, the historical Underground Railroad sought to address the injustices of slavery and make freedom a reality in the United States.

The Certificate of Acceptance, presented to the Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery, was received on July 22, 2004. This is a great achievement for the cemetery SITE. The Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery Association would like to thank Shirley Mock, of The Institute of Texan Cultures-University of Texas San Antonio, for her great help in helping achieve the certificate.

You can view the NPS Network to Freedom website at www.cr.nps.gov/ugrr.

Thanks,
Clarence G. Ward
President-SISCA]

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The Scouts' detachment was officially designated by the United States Army "Seminole Negro Indian Scouts" and the first group was mustered in 16 August 1870, five years after the Civil War ended.

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