Stonewall Confederate Cemetery in Winchester, Va.-- Part 4

From Civil War Wiki Net.

Some 2,500 Confederates, casualties of the Battles of Winchester, Cool Springs and Kernstown, are buried here in Winchester, Virginia. The exact number is 2,575, of which 829 are unknown. It is part of the Mount Hebron Cemetery, originally called the Lutheran Church Cemetery when it opened in 1799 as a 1.25 acre plot. In 1844, it expanded and incorporated as Mount Horeb Cemetery.

The 815 unknown are buried in a common mound in the center of the Stonewall Confederate Cemetery. The remaining 1679 are in individual graves, buried by state:

ALABAMA 71, ARKANSAS 20, FLORIDA 38, GEORGIA 29, KENTUCKY 3, LOUISIANA 70, MARYLAND 15, MISSISSIPPI 67, NORTH VAROLINA 452, SOUTH CAROLINA 160, TENNESSEE 29, TEXAS 6 AND VIRGINA 447.

There are also 87 unassigned graves and 12 state markers by each plot.

During the Third Battle of Winchester, the cemetery was part of the Confederate defenses. "Many of those buried here lie near where they fell in battle."

Union dead are buried in the National Cemetery, just across Woodstock Lane.

The Story of a Cemetery. --Old Secesh

Stonewall Confederate Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia-- Part 3

Other notables buried there:

Major General John George Walker

Brigadier General ARCHIBALD GODWIN of the 57th North Carolina killed September 19, 1864 at the Third Battle of Winchester (along with Glover and Patton).

Col. DANIEL HARVEY CHRISTIE, 23rd NC, mortally wounded at first day of Gettysburg. Died July 17, 1863.

CONFEDERATE UNKNOWN MEMORIAL to 829 soldiers.

Brigadier General ROBERT DANIEL JOHNSON, 23rd NC, wounded at Battle of Seven Pines and again at Gettysburg. Died 1919.

Col. CHARLES CHRISTOPHER BLACKNOLL of the 23rd NC. Wounded on first day of Gettysburg when the regiment was ambushed and every field officer either killed or wounded. Major Blacknoll was shot through the mouth and neck and captured.

Upon exchange, he became colonel of the 23rd. He was wounded again at the Third Battle of Winchester, this time in the foot. Surgeons wanted to amputate it, but he refused, saying "I'll live yet to dance on that foot." He recovered and returned to service, but the wound proved mortal and he died November 6, 1864.

--Old Secesh

Stonewall Confederate Cemetery in Winchester, Va.-- Part 2; Ancestors of Famous World War II General

Probably the best-known burial is that of GENERAL TURNER ASHBY.

Other notable burials include COLONEL GEORGE SMITH PATTON of the 22nd Virginia who was mortally wounded at the Third Battle of Winchester (along with Lt. Col. Glover) and died September 26, 1864.

COLONEL WALLER TAZEWELL PATTON, colonel of the 7th Virginia, mortally wounded at Pickett's Charge and died July 21, 1863 of an artillery wound to the face.

I couldn't help but notice the last name was the same as famous World War II General George S. Patton. George Smith Patton was his grandfather and namesake and Waller Tazewell Patton was his great uncle.

I Sure Didn't Know That. --Old Secesh

Stonewall Confederate Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia-- Part 1

From Find-A-Grave Site.

This grew out of my research on Elizabeth Susan Glover (the Mother of Confederate Reunions), the 21st Georgia Infantry and her husband, Lt. Col. Thomas Glover, killed at the Third Battle of Winchester in 1864.

I found out he was buried in this cemetery so did some more research on it and found many interesting things as well as notable Confederates buried there. No wonder it takes so long to get things done on this blog. One thing leads to another and so on and so on.

The Stonewall Confederate Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia, is located at 305 E. Boscawen Street and is the last resting place of over 3,000 Confederates who died in battle or hospitals around Winchester. It was dedicated in 1866 as part of the Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Much More to Come. --Old Secesh

Grave of Dr. Thomas Coke Glover

From Find-A-Grave Site.

Born January 28, 1826, in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. Died September 19, 1864, at Winchester, Virginia.

Buried at Stonewall Confederate Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia. A total of 1850 are buried there.

Lt. Col. 21st Georgia. They have him being listed as KIA at the Battle of the Wilderness and the Battle of Winchester. I think someone just got confused as he was killed at Winchester.

He married Elizabeth Susan Camp (The Mother of Confederate Reunions) in 1852. She is buried in Corsicana, Texas.

--Old Secesh