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Among the Confederates who were wounded and captured at Gettysburg, many were sent to DeCamp U.S. General Hospital on Davids' Island, New York (often incorrectly referred to as David's Island). Those who died there were interred at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. They are not buried as a group, but rather lie scattered among the many Union soldier graves. Greg Coco's, Gettysburg's Confederate Dead, lists the following CSA soldiers who died on Davids' Island and now repose at Cypress Hills Cemetery, which I visited on September 5, 2016:
- John Birmingham, Private, Company D, 11th Mississippi, died July 25, grave 686 [his grave is marked as John Burmingham, MS].
- John R. Emerson, Lieutenant, Company E, 26th North Carolina, died August 11, grave 773.
- Richard E. Giles, Sergeant Major, 18th Virginia, died July 11, grave 815.
- Henry Hulsey, Private, Company G [?], 11th Georgia, died July 26, listed as probably at Cypress Hills [I can confirm it per the photo below. Most of the Confederate stones only list a name and state; Hulsey's stone is unique in that it also provides his regiment and company, but the latter is given as E, not G]
- David E. McDaniel, Private, Company K, 24th Virginia, died July 31, grave 707.
- Alkana McHenry, Private, Company B, 11th Mississippi, died August 23, grave 820.
- Enoch E. Murphy, Private, Company E, 15th South Carolina, died September 2, listed probably at Cypress Hills.
- Joseph A. Ray, Private, Company K, 34th North Carolina, died July 31, listed probably at Cypress Hills.
- David Wilson, Private, Company D, 11th Georgia, died August 30, listed probably at Cypress Hills.
The one known exception is Alexander Skelton, Private, Company A, 53rd Virginia. He died December 4 at Fort Wood on Bedloe's Island, New York, but is listed as being at Cypress Hills.
See http://www.civilwarhome.com/cypress.html for an apparent complete list of the Confederate dead at Cypress Hills. Coco missed some, for instance William Traitor appears on the latter list, who is identifiable with Private William B. Traytor, Company I, 20th Georgia - Traytor was wounded in the lungs, knees and eyes at Gettysburg and was sent to DeCamp Hospital, where he reportedly died on November 21, 1863.
- John Birmingham, Private, Company D, 11th Mississippi, died July 25, grave 686 [his grave is marked as John Burmingham, MS].
- John R. Emerson, Lieutenant, Company E, 26th North Carolina, died August 11, grave 773.
- Richard E. Giles, Sergeant Major, 18th Virginia, died July 11, grave 815.
- Henry Hulsey, Private, Company G [?], 11th Georgia, died July 26, listed as probably at Cypress Hills [I can confirm it per the photo below. Most of the Confederate stones only list a name and state; Hulsey's stone is unique in that it also provides his regiment and company, but the latter is given as E, not G]
- David E. McDaniel, Private, Company K, 24th Virginia, died July 31, grave 707.
- Alkana McHenry, Private, Company B, 11th Mississippi, died August 23, grave 820.
- Enoch E. Murphy, Private, Company E, 15th South Carolina, died September 2, listed probably at Cypress Hills.
- Joseph A. Ray, Private, Company K, 34th North Carolina, died July 31, listed probably at Cypress Hills.
- David Wilson, Private, Company D, 11th Georgia, died August 30, listed probably at Cypress Hills.
The one known exception is Alexander Skelton, Private, Company A, 53rd Virginia. He died December 4 at Fort Wood on Bedloe's Island, New York, but is listed as being at Cypress Hills.
See http://www.civilwarhome.com/cypress.html for an apparent complete list of the Confederate dead at Cypress Hills. Coco missed some, for instance William Traitor appears on the latter list, who is identifiable with Private William B. Traytor, Company I, 20th Georgia - Traytor was wounded in the lungs, knees and eyes at Gettysburg and was sent to DeCamp Hospital, where he reportedly died on November 21, 1863.