Very nice Dan. I would love to be able to find out more about these soldiers: their lives, families, and their military service. Thanks for posting this.
jcw1982 wrote:
Very nice Dan. I would love to be able to find out more about these soldiers: their lives, families, and their military service. Thanks for posting this.
There is a large "side" of this historic cemetery that contains the souls that perished from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, War Between The States..on all sides. The Hessian Barracks, 2 blocks away, "homed" the prisoners that General Geo Washington captured when he crossed the Delaware. Many of those POW's stayed here and their last names are part of the foundation of what is now Maryland.
I have done much research on men from these wars that lie here forever.
Thanks Jeff !
Dan
The Hessian Barracks on the campus of the Maryland School for the Deaf
North Point is outside of Baltimore across the harbor from FtMcHenry-Star Spangled Banner wrote
douter wrote:
Head and foot stones? Was that a custom, Dan'l?
Douglas
Truthfully Douglas..I don't know. There is a section(this section) of the cemetery that has "Confederate row". Most of those stones are made of sandstone and yes the have some at both the foot and the head but not all.
Thanks!
Dan'l
The name of the soldier intrigued me immensely. I have sought information from Alabama on this soldier's heritage.
douter wrote:
Head and foot stones? Was that a custom, Dan'l?
Douglas
Douglas, I was over to the cemetery again this very warm morning and talked to a member of the Sons of the Confederacy.
There are 2 stones because 1 is either the original "sandstone" grave marker, a replacement for a damaged original stone, and the 2nd stone was placed by the Sons of the Confederacy in front or at the foot of the plot in the soldiers honor.
Thanks again!
Dan'l
