On a windswept morning, the Sons of Union Veterans honored the last Union soldier buried in Seward County. Hiram Hunkins is buried in Leland Cemetery near Cordova. He enlisted in Company K of the 48th Wisconsin Infantry March 23, 1865, and mustered out March 24, 1866. He moved to Nebraska in 1866. The Friend Legion Post 183 provided the colors and honor guard for the ceremony.
