More Road Trippin': Laurel Hill Cemetery's Civil War Connection

Wikipedia.

I wrote about Philadelphia's West Laurel Hill Cemetery earlier.  That cemetery is a part of the larger Laurel Hill Cemetery in that city.

According to Wikipedia, hundreds of era persons are buried there, along with 40 Civil War-era generals.

HENRY K. BIDDLE  (1841-1912)--  Union Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient.  Forwarded personal effects of mortally wounded Confederate General Armistead to his old friend, Union Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock.

ULRIC DAHLGREN (1842-1864)--  One of leaders of famed 1864 attack on Richmond and son of Union Naval Admiral John A. Dahlgren.  His father is also buried there.

SAMUEL GIBBS FRENCH (1818-1910)--  Confederate general.  Buried in Florida but family has a cenotaph on family plot.

GEORGE GORDON MEADE  (1815-1872)--  Hero of Gettysburg.

JOHN C. PEMBERTON  (1814-1881)--  Confederate General who surrendered Vicksburg.

Kind of interesting to have two Confederate generals remembered in the cemetery.

--Old Secesh

Road Trippin' Through History: Civil War Notables Buried at Philadelphia's West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Here are four other Civil War folk:

OLIVER CHRISTIAN BOSBYSHELL  (1839-1921)-- Claims he was the first Union soldier wounded by enemy activity in the war after receiving a bruise on his head after being hit with an object thrown by a Confederate sympathizer as his regiment marched through Baltimore to relieve Washington, D.C. on April 17, 1861.

CLARISA F. DOYLE  (1832-1921)--Army nurse during Civil War.  President of National Association of Army Nurses of the Civil War.

JOHN TROUT GREBLE  (1834-1861)--  First USMA graduate killed at Battle of Big Bethel.

HERMAN HAUPT  (1817-1905)--  Union general and engineer.  Revolutionized U.S. military transportation, particularly with the railroads.

--Old Seceh

Road Trippin' Through History: Civil War Notables Buried at Philadelphia's West Laurel Hill Cemetery-- Part 1

One thing I like to do is take a Road Trip Through History, starting with one article and seeing how far and where I can follow it to.  This started in my Running the Blockade blog when I wrote about Marine Sgt. Richard Binder who received a Medal of Honor for his service at the Second Battle of Fort Fisher.  He is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.

That means that I look through lists of people buried there and find anyone of particular interest.  I have been doing this in my Cooter's History Thing blog already.  Plus, I wrote about four other Medals of Honor recipients buried there in my Running the Blockade blog.

Here is one notable of interest who are buried with Sgt. Binder.

ROBERT COOPER GRIER (1794-1870)--   Associate Supreme Court Justice 1846-1870.  He would have been involved with decisions during the war.

I found three others which I will write about in the next post.

--Old Secesh