Deaths in the 1860s

Abraham Lincoln (Gettysburg)

1809–1865 (age 56)

Gettysburg National Cemetery

Though buried in Springfield, Illinois, Lincoln delivered his immortal Gettysburg Address at this cemetery in 1863.

Myrtilla Miner

1815–1864 (age 49)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Founder of the Institution for the Education of Colored Youth in Washington, D.C.

Edwin M. Stanton

1814–1869 (age 55)

Oak Hill Cemetery

U.S. Secretary of War under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

John R. Anderson

1818–1863 (age 45)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

American minister from St. Louis who fought against slavery and for education for African Americans.

Edward Bates

1793–1869 (age 76)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

United States Attorney General under President Abraham Lincoln.

Lewis Cass

1782–1866 (age 84)

Elmwood Cemetery

Michigan Territorial Governor and Democratic presidential nominee in 1848 who served as U.S. Secretary of War and State.

James Robinson

1753–1868 (age 115)

Elmwood Cemetery

African-American Revolutionary War and War of 1812 veteran.

David Stuart

1816–1868 (age 52)

Elmwood Cemetery

U.S. Congressman from 1853 to 1855.

Thomas Williams

1815–1862 (age 47)

Elmwood Cemetery

American Civil War general killed at the Battle of Baton Rouge.

Gabriel Adams

1790–1864 (age 74)

Allegheny Cemetery

Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1847 to 1849.

Joseph Barker

1806–1862 (age 56)

Allegheny Cemetery

Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1850 to 1851.

Stephen Foster

1826–1864 (age 38)

Allegheny Cemetery

American songwriter.

Alexander Hays

1819–1864 (age 45)

Allegheny Cemetery

General during the American Civil War.

William Robinson Jr.

1785–1868 (age 83)

Allegheny Cemetery

Politician, businessman, and militia general.

John Tyler

1790–1862 (age 72)

Hollywood Cemetery

Tenth President of the United States, buried in the Presidents Circle section of Hollywood Cemetery in 1862.

J.E.B. Stuart

1833–1864 (age 31)

Hollywood Cemetery

Major general in the Confederate Army, buried among the 25 Confederate officers at Hollywood Cemetery.

John James Abert

1788–1863 (age 75)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Chief of the Corps of Topographical Engineers during the 19th century.

Timothy P. Andrews

1794–1868 (age 74)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Union Army general and paymaster-general of the United States Army.

Charles S. Fairfax

1829–1869 (age 40)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Virginia-born California politician entitled to the British title 10th Lord Fairfax of Cameron.

Peter Force

1790–1868 (age 78)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Politician, newspaper editor, archivist, and twelfth mayor of Washington, D.C.

Edwin Francis Jemison

1844–1862 (age 18)

United States

Edwin Francis Jemison was a young American who died in Milledgeville, Georgia during the Civil War era.

Mortimer J. Smith

1814–1864 (age 50)

San Francisco

Mortimer J. Smith was a 19th-century American who lived in Elmira, New York before being buried in San Francisco.

Daniel William Cahill

1796–1864 (age 68)

Boston

Daniel William Cahill was an American resident of Boston during the early 19th century.

Stephen A. Douglas

1813–1861 (age 48)

Lake Michigan

Stephen A. Douglas was a prominent American politician and senator known for his debates with Abraham Lincoln.

Charles I. du Pont

1797–1869 (age 72)

Philadelphia

Charles I. du Pont was a member of the prominent du Pont family who lived in Charleston and was buried in Philadelphia.

John Pierre Burr

1792–1864 (age 72)

Philadelphia

John Pierre Burr was a New Jersey-born American who was buried in Philadelphia in 1864.

Robert William Wells

1795–1864 (age 69)

Jefferson City

Robert William Wells was a Winchester resident who died in 1864 and was buried in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Dennis Claude

1782–1863 (age 81)

Annapolis

Dennis Claude was an Anne Arundel County, Maryland resident who died in 1863 and was buried in Annapolis.

William K. Sebastian

1812–1865 (age 53)

Phillips County

William K. Sebastian was an American from Centerville who died in 1865 during the Civil War period.

Mary E. Vaugine (1844−1869)

1844–1869 (age 25)

Jefferson County

Mary E. Vaugine was a young woman from Jefferson County who lived only 25 years, from 1844 to 1869.

Ambrose Powell Hill

1825–1865 (age 40)

Richmond

Ambrose Powell Hill was a Confederate general from Culpeper, Virginia who died in 1865 and was buried in Richmond.

John Motley Morehead

1796–1866 (age 70)

Greensboro

John Motley Morehead was a prominent North Carolina industrialist and philanthropist from Pittsylvania County.

Andrew Gray

1820–1862 (age 42)

Texas A&M University

Andrew Gray was a Texas resident who died in 1862 and was buried at Texas A&M University.

George B. Boomer

1832–1863 (age 31)

Worcester

George B. Boomer was a Sutton, Massachusetts resident who died in 1863 and was buried in Worcester.

Chandler Robbins Gilman

1802–1865 (age 63)

Middletown

Chandler Robbins Gilman was a Marietta-born American who died in 1865 and was buried in Middletown.

Thomas Holmes

1800–1869 (age 69)

Jasper County

Thomas Holmes was a South Carolina resident who lived from 1800 to 1869 and was buried in Jasper County.

Claudius C. Wilson

1831–1863 (age 32)

Savannah

Claudius C. Wilson lived in Effingham County from 1831 until his death in 1863 and was buried in Savannah.

Horace Randal

1833–1864 (age 31)

Marshall

Horace Randal was a McNairy County resident who died in 1864 at age 31 and was buried in Marshall.

Solon Borland

1808–1864 (age 56)

Houston

Solon Borland lived from 1808 to 1864 in Nansemond County and was buried in Houston.

Samuel W. Beall

1807–1868 (age 61)

Helena

Samuel W. Beall was a Montgomery County native who lived from 1807 to 1868 and was buried in Helena.

Mary Meachum

1801–1869 (age 68)

St. Louis

Mary Meachum was a Kentucky-born woman who lived from 1801 to 1869 and was buried in St. Louis.

Arsenius Walsh

1804–1869 (age 65)

Oahu

Arsenius Walsh lived from 1804 to 1869 and was buried on Oahu.

John Finley Crowe

1787–1860 (age 73)

Hanover

John Finley Crowe was a Greene County resident who lived from 1787 to 1860 and was buried in Hanover.

John Spear Smith

1786–1866 (age 80)

Westminster Hall and Burying Ground

John Spear Smith was a Baltimore native who lived from 1786 to 1866 and was buried in Westminster Hall and Burying Groun...

Robert Kennicott

1835–1866 (age 31)

National Museum of Natural History

Robert Kennicott was a naturalist who lived from 1835 to 1866 and is preserved at the National Museum of Natural History...

Old Chief Smoke

1774–1864 (age 90)

National Museum of Natural History

Old Chief Smoke was a Native American leader who lived from 1774 to 1864 and is preserved at the National Museum of Natu...

George R. Riddle

1817–1867 (age 50)

Wilmington

George R. Riddle was a New Castle resident who lived from 1817 to 1867 and was buried in Wilmington.

Richard H. Bayard

1796–1868 (age 72)

Wilmington

Richard H. Bayard was a Wilmington native who lived from 1796 to 1868 and was buried in his hometown.

Levin Major Lewis

1832–1866 (age 34)

Dallas

Levin Major Lewis was a Baltimore resident who lived from 1832 to 1866 and was buried in Dallas.

William John Grayson

1788–1863 (age 75)

Charleston

William John Grayson was a Beaufort native who lived from 1788 to 1863 and was buried in Charleston.