Deaths in the 1860s
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Hestor L. Stevens
1803–1864 (age 61)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Hestor L. Stevens was a 19th-century American whose life spanned the early republic through the Civil War era.
Sylvester Churchill
1783–1862 (age 79)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Sylvester Churchill was an American military officer and engineer who served during the War of 1812 and subsequent confl...
Joseph Pannell Taylor
1796–1864 (age 68)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Joseph Pannell Taylor was an American military officer who served as a general during the Civil War.
Thomas Jesup
1788–1860 (age 72)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Thomas Jesup was a prominent American military officer who served as Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army for over 40 ...
Jesse L. Reno
1823–1862 (age 39)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Jesse L. Reno was a Union general during the American Civil War who was killed in action at the Battle of South Mountain...
Charles Stewart McCauley
1793–1869 (age 76)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Charles Stewart McCauley was a U.S. Navy officer who served during the early 19th century and lived from 1793 to 1869.
Clement H. Stevens
1821–1864 (age 43)
Pendleton
Clement H. Stevens was a military officer who lived from 1821 to 1864 and was buried in Pendleton.
John Garland
1792–1861 (age 69)
Oak Hill Cemetery
John Garland was a Virginia-based military figure who lived from 1792 to 1861.
John Harris
1793–1864 (age 71)
Oak Hill Cemetery
John Harris was an East Whiteland Township resident and military officer who lived from 1793 to 1864.
Joseph B. Smith
1826–1862 (age 36)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Joseph B. Smith was a Belfast-born military officer who died in 1862 at age 36.
William B. Magruder
1810–1869 (age 59)
Oak Hill Cemetery
William B. Magruder was a Montgomery County resident and military officer who lived from 1810 to 1869.
Henry K. Craig
1791–1869 (age 78)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Henry K. Craig was a Fort Pitt-based military officer who lived from 1791 to 1869.
James Boggs
1796–1862 (age 66)
Franklin
James Boggs was a County Down native who served as a military officer and died in 1862.
Henry E. Maynadier
1830–1868 (age 38)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Henry E. Maynadier was a Fort Monroe-stationed military officer who lived from 1830 to 1868.
Nancy Polke Lasselle
1809–1866 (age 57)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Nancy Polke Lasselle was a woman who lived from 1809 to 1866 and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Winfield Scott
1786–1866 (age 80)
West Point Cemetery
Winfield Scott was a prominent U.S. Army general who lived from 1786 to 1866 and is buried at West Point Cemetery.
John Buford
1826–1863 (age 37)
West Point Cemetery
John Buford was a U.S. Army cavalry officer from Woodford County who lived from 1826 to 1863.
William R. Terrill
1834–1862 (age 28)
West Point Cemetery
William R. Terrill was a U.S. Army officer from Covington who lived from 1834 to 1862.
Alonzo Cushing
1841–1863 (age 22)
West Point Cemetery
Alonzo Cushing was a U.S. Army artillery officer from Delafield who lived from 1841 to 1863.
Benjamin Franklin Davis
1831–1863 (age 32)
West Point Cemetery
Benjamin Franklin Davis was a U.S. Army officer from Alabama who lived from 1831 to 1863.
George Derby
1823–1861 (age 38)
West Point Cemetery
George Derby was an American writer and humorist known for his satirical works published in the 19th century.
Theodore Shelton Bowers
1832–1866 (age 34)
West Point Cemetery
Theodore Shelton Bowers was a Union Army officer who served during the American Civil War.
Alfred Pell
1805–1869 (age 64)
West Point Cemetery
Alfred Pell was a prominent New York businessman and philanthropist of the 19th century.
DeWitt Clinton Harris
1814–1861 (age 47)
Glenwood Cemetery
DeWitt Clinton Harris was an American physician and medical practitioner active in the early 19th century.
Edward Albert Palmer
1825–1862 (age 37)
Glenwood Cemetery
Edward Albert Palmer was a Civil War-era American whose life was cut short during the conflict.
Mary Elizabeth Van Alstyne
1824–1864 (age 40)
Glenwood Cemetery
Mary Elizabeth Van Alstyne was a 19th-century American woman from a prominent New York family.
René Edward De Russy
1789–1865 (age 76)
West Point Cemetery
René Edward De Russy was a French-born American military engineer who served in the U.S. Army.
Henry Stanton Burton
1818–1869 (age 51)
West Point Cemetery
Henry Stanton Burton was a West Point-connected American military officer of the 19th century.
Alexander McRae
1829–1862 (age 33)
West Point Cemetery
Alexander McRae was a Confederate Army officer who died during the American Civil War.
Benjamin Franklin Terry
1821–1861 (age 40)
Glenwood Cemetery
Benjamin Franklin Terry was a Confederate cavalry commander who founded Terry's Texas Rangers during the Civil War.
Thomas Saltus Lubbock
1817–1862 (age 45)
Glenwood Cemetery
Thomas Saltus Lubbock was a Confederate officer and brother of Texas Governor Francis Richard Lubbock.
Henry C. Wetmore
1823–1862 (age 39)
New York Marble Cemetery
Henry C. Wetmore was a 19th-century American whose life details remain largely obscure.
Myndert Van Schaick
1782–1865 (age 83)
New York Marble Cemetery
Myndert Van Schaick was a prominent Albany, New York resident from a distinguished Dutch-American family.
Catherine McPhaedris Beekman
1788–1863 (age 75)
New York Marble Cemetery
Catherine McPhaedris Beekman was a member of the prominent Beekman family of New York.
Rebecca Gratz
1781–1869 (age 88)
Mikveh Israel Cemetery
Rebecca Gratz was a pioneering Jewish-American philanthropist and educator who founded the first Hebrew Sunday School in...
Sarah Weston Seaton
1790–1863 (age 73)
Congressional Cemetery
Sarah Weston Seaton (1790-1863) was a prominent Washington, D.C. resident buried at Congressional Cemetery.
Elizabeth Kortright Gouverneur Heiskell
1824–1868 (age 44)
Congressional Cemetery
Elizabeth Kortright Gouverneur Heiskell (1824-1868) was a member of prominent New York and Washington families.
Elizabeth Barnwell Smith Mills
1784–1862 (age 78)
Congressional Cemetery
Elizabeth Barnwell Smith Mills (1784-1862) was a South Carolina-born woman of notable family connections.
Charlotte White Poor
1782–1863 (age 81)
Congressional Cemetery
Charlotte White Poor (1782-1863) was a long-lived resident of the early American republic.
Cornelius Springer Hamilton
1821–1867 (age 46)
Congressional Cemetery
Cornelius Springer Hamilton (1821-1867) was a Michigan resident who died during the Civil War era.
Charles Kitchell Gardner
1787–1869 (age 82)
Congressional Cemetery
Charles Kitchell Gardner (1787-1869) was an early American figure who lived into the Reconstruction period.
John Silva Meehan
1790–1863 (age 73)
Congressional Cemetery
John Silva Meehan (1790-1863) was a New York City-born resident of Washington, D.C.
Richard M. Young
1798–1861 (age 63)
Congressional Cemetery
Richard M. Young (1798-1861) was a Fayette County resident who lived through the antebellum period.
John Edward Bouligny
1824–1864 (age 40)
Congressional Cemetery
John Edward Bouligny (1824-1864) was a New Orleans-born congressman who died during the Civil War.
David Herold
1842–1865 (age 23)
Congressional Cemetery
David Herold (1842-1865) was a Maryland native executed for his role in President Lincoln's assassination.
Alexander Dallas Bache
1806–1867 (age 61)
Congressional Cemetery
Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was a prominent Philadelphia-born scientist and superintendent of the U.S. Coast Surv...
Henry Schoolcraft
1793–1864 (age 71)
Congressional Cemetery
Henry Schoolcraft (1793-1864) was an Albany County-born ethnologist and Indian agent known for his studies of Native Ame...
Lemuel J. Bowden
1815–1864 (age 49)
Congressional Cemetery
Lemuel J. Bowden (1815-1864) was a Williamsburg resident who served in Congress during the Civil War.
John Timon
1797–1867 (age 70)
St. Joseph Cathedral in Buffalo
John Timon (1797-1867) was a Catholic bishop of Buffalo and religious leader in western New York.
Peter Joseph Lavialle
1820–1867 (age 47)
Cathedral of the Assumption
Peter Joseph Lavialle (1820-1867) was a French-born Catholic priest and missionary in America.