In my Running the Blockade: Civil War Navy blog I have been writing about the 27th USCT (United States Colored Troops) Infantry Regiment which took part in the Battle of Fort Fisher.
I found that two members of the 27th had a last name of Butler and were buried in Grandview Cemetery in Chillicothe, Ohio. In keeping with my RoadTripping Through History thing, I had to take a look at others buried in this cemetery and see if any were of special interest. They were.
Also, this cemetery obviously was not a segregated one.
There were quite a few governors, Congressmen and Senators from Ohio along with several Civil War brevet generals and one Medal of Honor recipient. Also, several veterans from the War of 1812. I will be writing about the Civil War men in this blog. The War of 1812 men will be in my Not So Forgotten: War of 1812 blog.
The Civil War generals were Joseph Scott Fullerton, Joshua Woodrow Sill and Richard Long, Jr. The Medal of Honor recipient was Richard Enderlin.
--Old Secesh
