Generals at Rest

[NFB22]

This has been a most interesting and educational thread. Thanks to all who contributed.

One of my favorite threads. Now, anytime I visit a historic cemetery I find myself checking if there are any generals buried there so I can contribute more.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Brig. General George T. "Tige" Anderson buried in Anniston Alabama

 

[gentlemanrob]

Brig. General James H. Lane buried in Auburn Alabama.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Brig. General William Wirt Allen buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham Alabama

 

[gentlemanrob]

I noticed someone posted Charleston already but a General was left out who is buried at Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston. Brig. General Roswell Ripley.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Brig. General Nathan G. "Shanks" Evans is buried in Cokesbury South Carolina at Tabernacle Cemetery.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Brig. General Albert G. Blanchard is buried in New Orleans at St. Louis No. 2 Cemetery:

 

[gentlemanrob]

It's interesting to visit the graves of Civil War Generals, Statesmen, Colonels, Surgeons and even navy officers. Some of the markers are much bigger than others. Some are easier to find than others. I have take an entire part of the day or almost a full day before just looking for one grave but the challenge is always rewarding in that you get the chance to visit the grave and pay your respect to that person. Some have changed since the book Generals at Rest. I started visiting graves close to 13 years ago and I try every year to visit as many as possible.

 

[Norman Dasinger Jr]

Minty was a good one

 

[mwalker6043]

Major General John Fulton Reynolds - Lancaster Pa.

 

[bdtex]

General John B. Magruder(CSA), Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Texas. My SCV Camp laid a wreath at his gravesite for Wreaths Across America in December 2019. We do it every year.

 

[gentlemanrob]

In Biloxi Mississippi you will find the nephew of President Jefferson Davis Brig. General Joseph R. Davis. He is buried at Biloxi Cemetery.

 

[NFB22]

Brigadier General William Preston (CSA)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Louisville, Kentucky

 

[JD-reb]

Confederate Brigadier General William Barksdale of Mississippi is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson, Mississippi. Until recently his final resting place was only know to be somewhere within his brother Ethelbert's Barksdale family plot near the General's nephew Harris Barksdale's grave. However ground penetrating radar studies have now confirmed the precise location and it has been identified with a new marker.

 

[Sundance]

This is a very interesting thread and I'm seeing it for the first time. I'm in western NY and the only CW general i know buried in these parts is James S. Wadsworth from the small town of Geneseo, NY. He was mortally wounded at the Wilderness. He has a statue at the courthouse and is buried in a local cemetery.

 

[NFB22]

To get this old thread going, one of my favorites...

All of these were taken today (7/16/2023) at Spring Grove Cemetery located in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Major General Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker

The McCook family plot:

Brigadier General Robert Latimer McCook
Major General Alexander McDowell McCook
Brigadier General Daniel McCook Jr.

Brigadier General Manning Ferguson Force

Brigadier General William Haines Lytle

Brigadier General Jacob Ammen

Brigadier General Kenner Garrard

Brigadier General Melancthon S. Wade ​

 

[A. Roy]

All of these were taken today (7/16/2023) at Spring Grove Cemetery located in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Nice set of photos, Nate. It's an interesting variety of monuments!
ARB

 

[Norman Dasinger Jr]

lytle - what a story

 

[bdtex]

Gen. Thomas A. Rowley(USA) - Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA, 6/8/2023. I was there with @ErnieMac . I think Ernie looked him up real quick and got a little bit of his story. We both found such a simple stone a bit odd for a General. There wasn't even a flag at his gravesite. I had a handful with me.

 

[ErnieMac]

Gen. Thomas A. Rowley(USA) - Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA, 6/8/2023. I was there with @ErnieMac . I think Ernie looked him up real quick and got a little bit of his story. We both found such a simple stone a bit odd for a General. There wasn't even a flag at his gravesite. I had a handful with me.

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Even the date of his death is wrong. Obituary from the 15 May 1892 edition of the Pittsburgh Dispatch.