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The USCT and Alexandria National Cemetery

Upon hearing that African American soldiers were going to be buried at the new Freedmen’s Cemetery and not the Soldier’s Cemetery (now Alexandria National Cemetery) 443 soldiers at L’Ouverture hospital signed a petition to be buried at the Soldier's Cemetery.
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The USCT

The United States Colored Troops (USCT), formed in 1863 following the Emancipation Proclamation, eventually encompassed about 175 regiments in the Union Army during the Civil War.

On March 2, 1863, eminent abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass sent out this powerful message in his newspaper, Douglass Monthly. Titled "Men of Color, to Arms!" it urged black men to support the nation's war and the crusade to end generations of slavery.

"Who would be free themselves
must strike the blow,
Better even to die free than to live slaves."

Frederick Douglass, C. 1869

Approximately 180,000 African American soldiers took up the call to fight for the Union, comprising more than 10% of all Federal forces. Knowing that a Northern loss could mean possible re-enslavement, freemen and former slaves showed dedication to their country and a commitment to the freedom of their people forever.

The Colored Troops figured prominently in the ill-fated Battle of the Crater fought on July 30, 1964 as part of the Petersburg Campaign. Injured members of the 28th and 29th U.S.C.T., were among those transported to Alexandria, Virginia for medical treatment. 

  • A Finding Aid for Research Files on U.S. Colored Troops Associated with Alexandria, VA . Appendix .
  • Volunteers for Freedom: Black Civil War Soldiers in Alexandria National Cemetery, Part I. Miller, Edward A. Jr., Historic Alexandria Quarterly Fall 1998.  
  • Volunteers for Freedom: Black Civil War Soldiers in Alexandria National Cemetery, Part II. Miller, Edward A. Jr., Historic Alexandria Quarterly Winter 1998. 
  • Fighting for Freedom: Black Union Soldiers of the Civil War

The Civil War

The Civil War broke out on April 12, 1861; by May 24th, the City of Alexandria was fully occupied by federal troops and became a logistical supply center for the Union due to its location near the country’s capital. Since the state of Virginia held the dividing line between the north and south, and Alexandria served as a line of defense for the capital, forts were constructed to support the troops in D.C. The most famous of these forts is Fort Ward, which later became a neighborhood for free African Americans post-Civil War.

Alexandria During the Civil War

The History of Fort Ward

The Fort: A Post-Civil War Community

Early History of National Cemeteries and Types of Headstones

Alexandria National Cemetery (HABS HAER)
Alexandria National Cemetery (Library of Congress, HABS/HAER 1928. Clayton B. Frasier, photographer.)

The National Cemetery System is overseen by the National Cemetery Administration (NCA), the US Army, and the National Park Service (NPS). The NPS manages cemeteries that correspond with major battlefields of the Civil War. The first National Cemeteries, of which Alexandria National Cemetery is one, were established at the beginning of the Civil War as a means of honoring the Union dead. Eventually, these cemeteries would open up to anyone who served in the military, regardless of whether or not they died in battle.

Initial gravestones during the War were provisioned by the U.S. Army Office of the Quartermaster (AOQM). In 1861, the AOQM began temporarily marking graves with a wood headboard and maintaining burial records. Wooden gravestones date back to the earliest of settlements in the United States, as colonists had no other materials to work with initially and simply had to bury their dead as quickly as possible. By the 1860s, wooden grave markers were known to be a temporary solution for an elaborate cemetery, as they were used here. By the 1870s, these grave markers were replaced with stones. Marble became the stone of choice for national cemeteries, as it was very fashionable at the time. The Picturesque movement shaped the layout and design seen in the National Cemetery System. These cemeteries were moved from downtown centers, planned carefully in exact rows in accordance with the City Beautiful Movement and “Rural Cemeteries”, and used marble as headstones due to its pure, white look.

Alexandria National Cemetery (National Park Service)

History of the National Cemeteries (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

Background of USCT

Guard House and Guard, 107th U.S. Colored Infantry Fort Corcoran near Washington, D.C.  1865
Guard House and Guard, 107th U.S. Colored Infantry Fort Corcoran near Washington,
D.C., 1865. (Library of Congress)

Halfway through the Civil War, high mortality rates and low recruitment left the Union desperate for manpower. Determined to win the war and prevent the South from having the advantage of extra troops, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, freeing all enslaved peoples in the states that seceded from the Union. This act, on top of freeing slaves, enabled African Americans to officially begin fighting for the Union, as many had long wished to do.

The United States Colored Troops (USCT) encompassed about 175 regiments in the Union Army during the Civil War. The USCT consisted of 135 regiments of infantry soldiers, six regiments of cavalry, one regiment of light artillery, and 13 regiments of heavy artillery. On top of this, 19,000 African Americans served in the United States Navy, and women served in roles such as cooks and nurses. The troops were predominately African American, but Asian Americans, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders also served under the USCT.

Though African Americans could now serve in the army, discrimination and inequality persisted. The troops were almost universally commanded by white officers, and troops faced wage discrimination and unequal mistreatment as prisoners of war. These men, despite the ongoing discrimination, knew that the only way to secure their freedom was to ensure that the Union prevailed, so many fled from the south, took up arms, and became the first officially recognized African American troops of the US Army. Many of the USCT were trained in Alexandria, served in the Virginia theatre, and returned to the city upon injury or illness for the hospitals. They served in many of the bloodiest battles of the latter half of the war, such as the Battle of the Crater in Petersburg, and were vital to the eventual success of the Union. 118 members of the USCT, most of whom died in 1864 or 1865, are buried at Alexandria National.

At the conclusion of the war, the USCT were virtually disbanded. Their legacy lies in the 9th and 10th cavalries and 24th and 25th infantries, known as Buffalo Soldiers, who continued service in the West post-Civil War.

The United States Colored Troops (1863-1865). BlackPast.org, Joseph Mouser, July 22, 2017.

Black Soldiers in the U.S. Military During the Civil War. National Archives, Teaching with Documents.

Black Soldiers in the Civil War: Preserving the Legacy of the Unites States Colored Troops. National Archives, Teaching with Documents, Budge Weidman.

Buffalo Soldiers. National Park Service.

The Story of the L’Ouverture Petition

USCT Petition 1st Ward
The Petition from the L'Ouverture Patients. NARA Record Group 92, Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Entry 576, General Correspondence and Reports Related to National and Post Cemeteries.

Though Alexandria had been a place where people owned slaves prior to the Civil War, federal occupation of the city in May of 1861 made the city a safe haven for those fleeing bondage. While many men fleeing slavery who ended up in Alexandria entered the military in 1863, the vast majority of African Americans fleeing to Alexandria for freedom were considered “contrabands.” “Contraband” was a term the military used to describe the freed slaves in order for the Union army to be able to use their labor for its cause. Many of these people arrived in Alexandria in poor health, and there were such large numbers of “contrabands” that the city created refugee camps. Unfortunately, due to poor conditions and the already poor health of many of those arriving in Alexandria, many in these camps, especially young children, died.

Since so many died, the Union Army had to create a new cemetery. The Contrabands, or Freedmen's, Cemetery became the final resting spot for many of the African Americans who passed during this time, including some members of the USCT, which sparked one of the first Civil Rights efforts by African Americans in the country.

Upon hearing that African American soldiers were going to be buried at the new Freedmen’s Cemetery and not the Soldier’s Cemetery (now Alexandria National Cemetery), 443 soldiers at L’Ouverture hospital signed a petition to be buried at Alexandria National and gained the support of a white Captain named JCG Lee. The men demanded that they be buried with the same honors as their white counterparts, as they served an equally important role in the war.

Initially, there was confusion between Captain Lee, who was in charge of burials at Alexandria National, and the Superintendent of Contrabands, a minister named Albert Gladwin, who organized Contraband burials at Freedmen’s Cemetery. This, unfortunately, led to 118 soldiers being initially buried at Freedmen’s Cemetery before being exhumed and reinterred at Alexandria National. The first soldier wrongly buried at Freedmen’s Cemetery was John Cooley (B:3451) of the 27th infantry of the USCT on May 5, 1864. All USCT who died from this date forward through the deaths of Privates Frank Wade (B: 3337) and Shadrack Murphy (B:3330) on December 27th, 1864, were initially interred at the Freedmen’s Cemetery. Because of the success of the L’Ouverture Petition, these 118 individuals were removed and reinterred at Alexandria National in section B between the dates of January 6th and 17th, 1865. The first two soldiers reinterred were Privates James Brown (B:3222) and Solomon Dorsey (B:3223).

Of the 443 signers of the petition, 23 are buried at Alexandria National, having fought for their right to be buried with the honor they so rightfully deserved. Because of their efforts, over 250 USCT are interred at Alexandria National Cemetery.

Contrabands & Freedmen Cemetery

The Legacy of the USCT: The Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldier troopers in formation, ready for inspection in Cuba. National Park Service.
Buffalo Soldier troopers in formation, ready for inspection in Cuba.
(National Park Service)

The Buffalo Soldiers were African American troops led by white officers who served in the 9th and 10th cavalries and the 24th and 25th infantries. These soldiers fought mostly on the Western Front of the United States post-Civil War, though they also fought in wars through WWII. They served as some of the nation’s first park rangers and fought in many battles aimed to help western expansion, often against Native Americans. It was the Native Americans who supposedly gave these troops the nickname of “Buffalo Soldiers,” possibly due to their fighting style being as fierce as that of the buffalo of the Great Plains or the fact that that the soldiers’ dark, curly hair resembled buffalo manes. Buffalo Soldiers played a key role in advancing the fight for equality and equal citizenship for African Americans.

There are six Buffalo Soldiers interred at Alexandria National Cemetery: Joseph F. Whelen (B:3606) of Company L in the 24th Infantry, John T. Stevenson (B:3592) of Companies A and C in the 10th Cavalry, Conny Gray (B:3587) of Company H in the 25th Infantry, 

Corporal Lorenzo Foster (B:3581) of Company C in the 10th Cavalry, George Foster (B:3565) of Company C in the 10th Cavalry, and Lewis J. Cook (B:3560) of Company H in the 9th Cavalry.

Alexandria National Cemetery, Veterans Administration, National Cemetery Administration. For more information about each of the six Buffalo Soldiers buried at Alexandria National Cemetery, scroll down to the section titled Notable Persons.

Names of the USCT Buried at Alexandria National

Key:

* Soldiers who signed the L’Ouverture petition
^ Buffalo Soldiers

Section B: Row 13
USCT Grave number
Caleb Mason, 39th Inf. Replacement, d. 12/20/1864, aged 28 B:3211
Samuel Wilson, 27th Inf., d. 12/22/1864, aged 30 B:3212
Samuel Brace, 19th Inf., d. 12/22/1864, aged 28 B:3213
Larkin Miller, 28th Inf, d. 12/26/1864 B:3215
Perry Wilson, 30th Inf., d. 12/28/1864 B:3216
Abraham Perrin, d. 1/1/1865 B:3217
* William A. Jackson, 39th Inf., d. 12/28/1864 B:3218
John Harligood, 28th Inf., d. 12/29/1864 B:3219
John Christopher, 23rd Inf., d. 11/30/1865 B:3220
* Daniel Thomas, 23rd Inf., d. 12/31/1864 B:3221
James Brown, 19th Inf., d. 11/25/1864, aged 47 B:3222
Solomon Dorsey, 39th Inf., d. 11/26/1864, aged 30 B:3223
Henry Watkins, 28th Inf., d. 11/24/1864, aged 18 B:3224
James Henry Ridout, 31st Inf., d. 11/29/1864 B:3225
John Berry, 29th Inf., d. 11/25/1864, aged 29 B:3226
Lewis Cooper, 19th Inf., d. 11/30/1864, aged 30 B:3227
Corp’l Minard Ray, 43rd Inf., d. 11/29/1864, aged 32 B:3228
Spencer Boyle, 29th Inf., d. 11/25/1864, aged 29 B:3229
Benjamin Congor, 29th Inf., d. 12/4/1864, aged 42 B:3230
Stephen Canere, d. 12/4/1864 B:3231
Frederick A. Horton, 31st Inf., d. 12/5/1864, aged 42 B:3232
Samuel Young, 39th Inf., d. 12/6/1864, aged 38  B:3233
* John Smith, 29th Inf., d. 12/7/1864, aged 19 B:3234
Wythe Bracie, 29th Inf., d. 11/30/64, aged 25 B:3235
George Spriggs, 19th Inf., d. 12/1/64, aged 23 B:3236
Corp’l George W. Thompson, 30th Inf., d. 12/9/1864, aged 41 B:3237
John Gould, 23rd Inf., d. 1/5/1865 B:3238
Lucas Lanfrey, 39th, d. 12/14/1864, aged 16 B:3239
George White, 31st Inf., d. 12/9/1864, aged 31 B:3240
Sgt Elias H. Quillin, 30th Conn. Inf., d. 12/11/1864, aged 29 B:3241
Henry Stop, 27th Inf., d. 12/10/1864, aged 40 B:3242
Lewis Brown, 30th Inf., d. 12/10/1864, aged 20 B:3243
William Dillon, 30th Inf., d. 12/15/1864, aged 18 B:3244
James Marshall, d. 12/10/1865 B:3245
Henry Morton, 56th Mass. Inf., d. 1/9/1865 B:3246
* William Wood, 39th Inf., d. 1/9/1865    B:3247
Charles Nance, 27th Inf., d. 1/12/1864 B:3248
Daniel Burdickson, 28th Inf., d. 1/15/1865 B:3249
Richard Notts, 43rd Inf., d. 10/31/1864 B:3250
Nelson Smith, 27th Inf., d. 11/2/1864, aged 37 B:3251
William Mason, 28th Inf., d. 11/1/1864, aged 26 B:3252
Hiram Lamb, 28th Inf., d. 11/12/1864, aged 55    B:3253
Section B: Row 14
USCT Grave number
Henry W. Gordey, 30th Inf., d. 9/28/1864, aged 30 B:3310
Joseph Bostick, 19th Inf., d. 10/13/1864, aged 56 B:3311
* John Green, 23rd Inf., d. 9/21/1864, aged 20 B:3312
Israel Mullin, 43rd Inf., d. 9/16/1864, aged 53 B:3313
James Gateford, 43rd Inf., d. 9/27/1864, aged 25 B:3314
Jefferson Ballard, 36th Inf., d. 9/27/1864, aged 16 B:3315
James H. Peterson, 31st Inf., d. 9/15/1864, aged 27 B:3316
Corp’l Gideon McCall, 31st Inf., d. 10/9/1864, aged 36 B:3317
James Armstrong, 28th Inf., d. 9/17/1864, aged 35 B:3318
Andrew Evans, 28th Inf., d. 10/7/1864, aged 56 B:3319
* John. H. Hall, 39th Inf., d. 10/22/1864 B:3320
James Williams, 29th Inf., d. 10/23/1864, aged 20 B:3321
Henry Hackett, 23rd Inf., d. 11/9/1864, aged 18 B:3322
Corp’l Edward Posey, 30th Inf., d. 11/9/1864, aged 41 B:3323
Miles Sheppard, 29th Conn. Inf., d. 11/5/1864, aged 25 B:3324
John T. Poyle, 19th Inf., d. 1/17/1865 B:3325
Joseph Allsop, 30th Inf., d. 11/30/1864, aged 30 B:3326
George Stephens, 19th Inf., d. 11/5/1864, aged 22 B:3327
Samuel Fleming, 28th Ind., d. 11/4/1864, aged 19 B:3328
James Collins, 43rd Inf., d. 11/5/1864, aged 42 B:3329
Shadrack Murphy, 23rd Inf., d. 12/25/1864 B:3330
Sgt David Lane, 28th Inf., d. 12/20/1864, aged 21 B:3331
Benjamin Cook, 28th Inf., d. 12/24/1864 B:3332
Frisby Johnson, d. 12/15/1864, aged 50 B:3333
Michael Short, 19th Inf., d. 12/17/1864, aged 45 B:3334
Perry Lincoln, 28th Inf., d. 11/9/164, aged 47 B:3335
Charles Manwell, 27th Inf., d. 11/8/1864, aged 17 B:3336
Frank Wade, 27th Inf., d. 12/25/1864 B:3337
James York, 39th Inf., d. 11/14/1864, aged 23 B:3338
Samuel Hurse, 27th Inf., d. 11/20/1864, aged 25 B:3339
Corp’l Isaac Paul, 27th Inf., d. 11/20/1864, aged 39 B:3340
Henry Nash, 19th Inf., d. 11/14/1864, aged 20 B:3341
Nicholas Foster, 39th Inf., d. 11/20/1864, aged 18 B:3342
Richard Anderson, 23rd Inf., d. 8/11/1864, aged 27 B:3344
James W. Johnson, 30th Inf., d. 11/22/1864, aged 25 B:3345
Nicholas Day, 19th Inf., d. 8/11/1864, aged 19 B:3346
James Payne, 31st Inf., d. 1/18/1865 B:3347
Adolphus Jacobs, 28th Inf., d. 8/14/1864, aged 22 B:3348
John H. Campbell, 28th Inf., d. 8/12/1864, aged 28 B:3340
Corp’l Albert McGill, 28th Inf., d. 8/13/1864, aged 25 B:3350
James Henry Wilkenson, 39th Inf., d. 8/9 or 13/1864, aged 22 B:3351
Oscar Brady, 27th Inf., d. 8/16/1864, aged 18      B:3352
^ Conny Gray, Co. H 25th Inf., d. 9/25/1907, aged 44 B:3587
Section B: Row 15
USCT Grave number
Andrew Brown, 39th Inf., d. 8/16/1864, aged 26 B:3383
Jackson Anderson, 27th Inf., d. 8/16/1864, aged 42 B:3384
Alexander Peterson, 31st Inf., d. 8/16/1864, aged 47 B:3385
Henry Watkins, 29th Inf., d. 8/16/1864, aged 18 B:3386
William Jones, 23rd Inf., d. 8/19/1864, aged 36 B:3387
Alexander Turner, 39th Inf., d. 8/19/1864, aged 29 B:3388
George Johnson, 43rd Inf., d. 8/18/1864, aged 20 B:338
Lawrence Stewart, 29th Inf., d. 8/17/1864 B:3390
William H. Thompson, 19th Inf., d. 8/18/1864, aged 15 B:3392
Pvt Reuben Wilson, 29th Wisc., d. 8/20/1864, aged 49 B:3393
John Nicholson, 4th Inf., d. 8/22/1865 B:3394
James Tue, 30th Inf., d. 8/21/1864, aged 20 B:3395
Thomas Nelson, 23rd Inf., d. 8/22/1864 B:3396
John James, d. 8/23/1864 B:3397
Robert Bristleton, 43rd Inf., d. 8/23/1864 B:3398
William Shork, 19th Inf., d. 8/22/1864 B:3399
James Gordon, 30th Inf., d. 8/25/1864, aged 30 B:3400
Louis Parker, 28th Inf., d. 8/26/1864, aged 32 B:3401
Samuel Molson, 43rd Inf., d. 8/31/1864 B:3402
Henry Watson, 23rd Inf., d. 8/25/1864, aged 27 B:3403
Henry Burden, 28th Inf., d. 9/2/1864 B:3404
Sgt Samuel White, 29th Inf., d. 9/5/1864, aged 37 B:3406
Henry Smith, 23rd Inf., d. 9/23/1864 B:3407
James Goss, 28th Inf., d. 6/21/1864 B:3412
William Coleman, 39th Inf., d. 7/1/1864 B:3413
Orlando Brinsmade, 30th Inf., d. 7/4/1864, aged 35 B:3414
William McGrundy, 29th Inf., d. 7/9/1864, aged 19 B:3415
Henry Johnson, 39th Inf., d. 7/8/1864, aged 23 B:3416
Alexander Houston, 30th Inf., d. 7/41864, aged 35 B:3417
Corp’l William H. Clements, 28th Inf., d. 7/41864, aged 25 B:3418
James Smith, 39th Inf., d. 6/23/1864, aged 20 B:3419
Reuben Thornhill, 29th Inf., d. 72/1864, aged 19 B:3420
William Shirley, 28th Inf., d. 6/29/1864, aged 19 B:3421
Henry Ray, 23rd Inf., d. 6/1/1864, aged 21 B:3423
Leonard Percy, 23rd Inf., d. 8/1/1864, aged 57 B:3424
Ridson Thomas, 30th Inf., d. 5/10/1865, aged 29 B:3425
* Peter Julius, d. 11/4/1895 B:3572
George T. King, d. 12/27/1897 B:3574
Corp’l Henry Carter, 29th Inf., d. 10/18/1901 B:3578
Samuel Montgomery, 2nd Inf., d. 11/16/1902 B:3579
Henry Allen, 23rd Inf., d. 12/3/1902 B:3580
^ Corp’l Lorenzo Foster, 10th Cav., d. 2/9/1903 B:3581
Section B: Row 16
USCT Grave number
Robert Williams, 19th Inf. Replacement, d. 6/28/1864, aged 35 B:3439
Wade Hampton, 29th Inf., d. 6/24/1864, aged 35 B:3440
Stephen H. Wright, 39th Inf., d. 6/29/1864, aged 33 B:3441
Willis Robbins, 28th Inf., d. 6/1/1864, aged 25 B:3443
Edward Garrison, 31st Inf., d. 6/20/1864 B:3444
Smith Adams, 27th Inf., d. 5/26/1864 B:3445
James Linger, 39th Inf., d. 5/17/1864, aged 38 B:3447
Simeon Moore, 43rd Inf., d. 5/16/1864 B:3448
Moses Artiste, 27th Inf., d. 5/25/1864, aged 40 B:3449
Charles M. Matver, 27th Inf., d. 5/19/1864 B:3450
John Cooley, 27th Inf., d. 5/15/1864, aged 30 B:3451
* Levi Mapp, 10th Inf., d. 1/28/1865 B:3453
Benjamin Miller, 30th Inf., d. 1/22/1865 B:3454
Robert Thompson, 39th Inf. Replacement, d. 2/4/1985 B:3456
* Peter Dyer, 43rd Inf., d. 2/5/1865 B:3457
George Palmer, 27th Inf., d. 2/10/1865 B:3458
David Reid, 31st Inf., d. 2/12/1865 B:3459
Mason Stephens, 39th Inf., d. 2/14/1865 B:3460
* Daniel Barrett, d. 2/7/1865 B:3461
Bennett Helmes, 8th Inf., d. 2/21/1865 B:3463
Louis W. Dushid, 30th Inf., d. 3/7/1865 B:3464
Joseph Peters, 29th Inf. Replacement, d. 3/12/1865 B:3465
* David Jones, 43rd Inf., d. 3/15/1865 B:3466
Thomas Hamilton, 39th Inf., d. 3/16/1865 B:3467
John Browder, 29th Inf., d. 3/19/1865 B:3468
Garrison Criff, 30th Inf., d. 3/20/1865 B:3469
George W. Jacobs, d. 3/21/1865 B:3470
Alexander Allen, 102nd Inf., d. 4/1/1865 B:3472
James Banner, d. 4/7/1865 B:3473
Jackson Freeman, d. 4/10/1865 B:3474
Harvey Crow, 102nd Inf., d. 4/10/1865 B:3475
James Sutton, d. 4/9/1865 B:3476
* William H. Clay, 28th Inf., d. 4/9/1865 B:3477
* Tobias Trout, 31st Inf., d. 4/15/1865 B:3478
* Joseph Carr, 23rd Inf. Replacement, d. 4/20/1865 B:3479
Shadrack Bohannon, d. 4/22/1865 B:3480
Joseph Green, 117th Inf., d. 4/25/1865 B:3481
John Tollson, d. 4/19/1865 B:3570
Edward Carter, 1st Inf., d. 1/2/1904 B:3582
Alexander Anderson, 2nd Cav., d. 10/5/1906       B:3584
Richard Weaver, 38th Inf., d. 8/13/1905 B:3588
Henry Tyler, 6th Inf., d. 3/1/1911 B:3590
Corp’l Edward Powell, 136th Inf., d. 7/15/1911 B:3591
^ John T. Stevenson, 10th Cav., d. 1/31/1912 B:3592
Section B: Row 17
USCT Grave number
Isaac Nealey, 8th Art., d. 4/27/1865 B:3482
Elias Williams, 28th Inf., d. 5/2/1865 B:3483
* James Neal, 23rd Inf., d. 5/3/1865 B:3484
* Oscar Gregory, 43rd Inf., d. 5/5/1865 B:3485
William Johnson, 25th Inf., d. 5/4/1865 B:3486
* John H. Wills, 23rd Inf., d. 5/8/1865 B:3487
George Washington Vinegar, 16th Inf., d. 5/10/1865 B:3488
Peter Harrison, 23rd Inf., d. 5/17/1865 B:3489
Corp’l Dudley Mickle, 135th Inf., d. 5/18/1865 B:3490
Philip Boguard, d. 5/21/1865 B:3491
* Asa Carr, 36th Inf., d. 5/21/1865 B:3492
Arthur Elsie, 29th Inf., d. 4/27/1865 B:3493
James Fields, 30th Inf., d. 5/27/1865 B:3494
Fletcher Beckham, d. 5/29/1865 B:3495
Thomas Green, 28th Inf., d. 5/25/1865 B:3496
Israel Carnell, 8th Art., d. 4/22/1865 B:3497
* George Jones, 3rd Art., d. 8/1/1865 B:3498
Christopher Glover, 135th Inf., d. 6/1/1865 B:3499
Adam Estman, 135th Inf., d. 6/3/1865 B:3500
Linston Ratliff, 8th Art., d. 6/5/1865 B:3501
Sgt George Mason, 135th Inf., d. 6/5/1865 B:3502
Alfred Mattis, 18th Inf., d. 6/6/1865 B:3503
Frank Johnson, 135th Inf., d. 6/6/1865 B:3504
Franklin Harper B:3505
Ramsey McNeil, 135th Inf., d. 6/9/1865 B:3506
Henry Hill, 135th Inf., d. 6/12/1865 B:3507
David Blue, d. 6/9/1865 B:3508
Francis Barnes, d. 6/10/1865 B:3509
John Tatterson, d. 6/12/1865 B:3510
Corp’l Albert McFarren, 116th Inf., d. 6/11/1865 B:3511
Columbus Nicholas, 35th Inf., d. 1/21/1865 B:3512
Abraham Reddon, 28th Inf., 6/17/1865 B:3513
John Anderson, 23rd Inf., d. 8/18/1865 B:3514
Emory Watts, 39th Inf, d. 6/19/1865 B:3515
Thomas Jackson, 28th Inf., d. 3/1/1865 B:3516
Ansberry Color, 135th Inf., d. 8/22/1865 B:3517
Corp’l Charles Cleggett, 28th Inf., d. 6/23/1865 B:3518
Sgt Alfred Whiting, 54th Mass., d. 6/26/1865 B:3519
Peter Lyste, 10th Inf., d. 8/27/1865 B:3520
James Herbert, 25th Inf., d. 6/29/1865 B:3521
Henry Howe, 135th Inf., d. 6/26/1865 B:3522
Edward Lane, 135th Inf., d. 7/1/1865 B:3523
Trim Banks, d. 6/23/1894 B:3568
Sgt John Ballard, d. 4/14/1913 B:3595
Henry Johnson, d.12/24/1913 B:3596
Pvt James Murray, 29th Inf., d. 9/8/1921 B:3601
Section B: Row 18
USCT Grave number
Arthur Hayman, 135th Inf., d. 6/30/1865 B:3524
Corp’l Washington Coleman, 30th Inf., d. 7/13/1865, aged 24 B:3525
John Russell, 23rd Inf., d. 7/13/1865 B:3526
Corp’l Robert Cross, 8th Art., d. 7/4/1865 B:3527
King Lowe, 135th Inf, d. 7/5/1865 B:3528
Francis Holmes, 135th Inf., d. 7/3/1865 B:3529
Isaac Burnett, 107th Inf., d. 7/7/1865 B:3530
George Harney, 28th Inf., d. 6/19/1865 B:3531
Robert Walker, 23rd Inf., d. 8/22/1864 B:3532
David Herbert, 29th Inf., d. 7/22/1864 B:3533
Alexander Patterson, 23rd Inf., d. 8/8/1865 B:3534
Franklin Stanton, 135th Inf., d. 8/10/1865 B:3535
Patrick Freeman, d. 8/11/1865 B:3536
Littleton Parker, 10th Inf., d. 8/7/1864 B:3537
Henry Hansbro, d. 8/14/1865 B:3538
Eugene Underwood, 115th Inf., 9/1/1865 B:3539
* John Thompson, 135th Inf., 9/12/1865 B:3540
William Barclay, d. 9/26/1865 B:3541
Samuel Stowers, 117th Inf., d. 9/20/1865 B:3542
Sgt Frank Pannell, 1st Inf., d. 10/10/1865 B:3543
David Chambers, 27th Inf., d. 8/15/1865 B:3544
William Mathews, 4th Inf., d. 10/17/1865 B:3545
Henry Boone, d. 10/24/1865 B:3546
* Charles Lewis, d. 10/30/1865 B:3547
Abram McDaniels, d. 11/4/1865 B:3548
William Plato, 4th Inf., d. 11/7/1865 B:3549
Jacob Dixon, 31st Inf., d. 11/14/1865 B:3550
Benjamin Campbell, 107th Inf., d. 2/16/1866 B:3551
Sgt Lewis Hamilton, 107th Inf., d. 3/29/1866 B:3552
Sgt Charles Owens, 107th Inf., d. 3/22/1866 B:3553
* William Burke, d. 4/22/1866 B:3554
Sgt Harry Graves, 107th Inf., d. 6/23/1866 B:3555
James Morrison 107th Inf., d. 7/3/1866 B:3556
James Stephens, 107th Inf., d. 8/11/1866 B:3557
Isaac Ridgway, 107th Inf., d. 8/15/1866 B:3558
^ Lewis J. Cook, 9th Cav, d. 1885 B:3560
Daniel Mason, 1st Inf., d. 8/14/1891 B:3561
Beverly Washington, 1st Inf., d. 8/29/1891 B:3562
Nathan Davis, 5th Mass Cav., d. 3/4/1893 B:3563
George Carroll, 1st Inf., d. 4/20/1893 B:3564
^ George Foster, 1st Inf and 10th Cav., d. 5/16/1893 B:3565
^Joseph F. Whelen, 24th Inf., d. 4/4/1926 B:3606
Section B: Row 19
USCT Grave number
John Brown, 41st Inf., d. 5/23/1931 B:3631

 

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