Famous Graves

John Rodgers Meigs

1841–1864 (age 23)

Arlington National Cemetery

John Rodgers Meigs was a Union Army officer killed in action during the Civil War at age 23.

John Aaron Rawlins

1831–1869 (age 38)

Arlington National Cemetery

John Aaron Rawlins was a Union general and chief of staff to General Ulysses S. Grant.

Joseph B. Plummer

1816–1862 (age 46)

Arlington National Cemetery

Joseph B. Plummer was a Union officer who died in the Civil War at age 46.

Philip Kearny

1815–1862 (age 47)

Arlington National Cemetery

Philip Kearny was a renowned Union general known for his aggressive tactics in the Civil War.

Arthur Henry Dutton

1838–1864 (age 26)

Arlington National Cemetery

Arthur Henry Dutton was a Union officer killed in action during the Civil War at age 26.

Valentine Mott

1785–1865 (age 80)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Valentine Mott (1785-1865) was a prominent physician and medical innovator from Glen Cove, New York.

Jordan Lawrence Mott

1799–1866 (age 67)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Jordan Lawrence Mott (1799-1866) was a Manhasset resident and likely industrialist or businessman of the 19th century.

David A. Bokee

1805–1860 (age 55)

Green-Wood Cemetery

David A. Bokee was an American politician and businessman from New York City.

James Humphrey

1811–1866 (age 55)

Green-Wood Cemetery

James Humphrey was an American businessman and civic figure from Connecticut.

Moses Fowler Odel

1818–1866 (age 48)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Moses Fowler Odel was an American businessman and resident of Tarrytown, New York.

James Harper

1795–1869 (age 74)

Green-Wood Cemetery

James Harper was an American publisher and politician who co-founded Harper & Brothers publishing company.

Elias Howe

1819–1866 (age 47)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Elias Howe was an American inventor best known for developing the sewing machine.

James Kirke Paulding

1778–1860 (age 82)

Green-Wood Cemetery

James Kirke Paulding was an American author, diplomat, and Secretary of the Navy.

Samuel Lovett Waldo

1783–1861 (age 78)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Samuel Lovett Waldo was an American portrait painter and founding member of the National Academy of Design.

Louis Moreau Gottschalk

1829–1869 (age 40)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Louis Moreau Gottschalk was a Creole pianist and composer who became one of the first American virtuosos.

John D. Sloat

1781–1867 (age 86)

Green-Wood Cemetery

John D. Sloat was an American naval officer who served as commodore during the Mexican-American War.

Edwin Pearce Christy

1815–1862 (age 47)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Edwin Pearce Christy (1815-1862) was a Philadelphia-born entertainer known for his minstrel performances.

Abner Monroe Perrin

1827–1864 (age 37)

Fredericksburg

Abner Monroe Perrin was an Edgefield County resident who lived from 1827 to 1864 and was buried in Fredericksburg.

John Drew

1796–1865 (age 69)

Muskogee County

John Drew lived from 1796 to 1865 and was buried in Muskogee County.

John Brown Francis

1791–1864 (age 73)

North Burial Ground

John Brown Francis was a Philadelphia resident who lived from 1791 to 1864 and was buried in North Burial Ground.

Charles Benedict Calvert

1808–1864 (age 56)

Riverdale Park

Charles Benedict Calvert was an American agricultural reformer and politician from Maryland who served in Congress.

Thomas Garland Jefferson

1847–1864 (age 17)

Virginia Military Institute

Thomas Garland Jefferson was a young American soldier from Amelia County, Virginia who died during the Civil War.

Benjamin T. Onderdonk

1791–1861 (age 70)

Trinity Church

Benjamin T. Onderdonk was an American Episcopal bishop from New York City during the 19th century.

Hiram B. Granbury

1831–1864 (age 33)

Granbury

Hiram B. Granbury was an American Confederate general who served during the Civil War and was killed in battle.

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...

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.

William Winston Seaton

1785–1866 (age 81)

Congressional Cemetery

William Winston Seaton was a distinguished Washington D.C. journalist and co-editor of the National Intelligencer.

Joseph Gilbert Totten

1788–1864 (age 76)

Congressional Cemetery

Joseph Gilbert Totten was a prominent American military engineer and superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy.

Asbury Dickins

1780–1861 (age 81)

Congressional Cemetery

Asbury Dickins was a North Carolina-born government clerk and secretary of the Senate.

James Duncan Graham

1799–1865 (age 66)

Congressional Cemetery

James Duncan Graham was a Virginia-born military officer and topographical engineer.

Walter Jones

1776–1861 (age 85)

Congressional Cemetery

Walter Jones was a prominent Washington D.C. lawyer and legal scholar.

Benjamin Franklin Shumard

1820–1869 (age 49)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Benjamin Franklin Shumard (1820-1869) was a Lancaster resident and geologist known for his scientific work on Texas geol...

Charles G. Halpine

1829–1868 (age 39)

Cypress Hills Cemetery

Charles G. Halpine (1829-1868) was an Irish-born writer and Civil War officer known for his military service and journal...

Samuel Beardsley

1790–1860 (age 70)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Samuel Beardsley (1790-1860) of Hoosick was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Alexander Bryan Johnson

1786–1867 (age 81)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Alexander Bryan Johnson (1786-1867) was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery.

James McCune Smith

1813–1865 (age 52)

Cypress Hills Cemetery

James McCune Smith was a pioneering African American physician and abolitionist who practiced medicine in New York City ...

Morris Jacob Raphall

1798–1868 (age 70)

Cypress Hills Cemetery

Morris Jacob Raphall was a Swedish-born Jewish rabbi and religious leader who served congregations in the United States ...

Sterling Price

1809–1867 (age 58)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Sterling Price was a Missouri military officer and politician from Prince Edward County who lived from 1809 to 1867.

William Carr Lane

1789–1863 (age 74)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

William Carr Lane was a Missouri pioneer, politician, and territorial governor from Fayette County who lived from 1789 t...

Hamilton Rowan Gamble

1798–1864 (age 66)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Hamilton Rowan Gamble was a Missouri jurist and provisional governor during the Civil War era who lived from 1798 to 186...

Nathaniel Hawthorne

1804–1864 (age 60)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

American novelist and short story writer known for works exploring themes of sin and morality in Puritan New England.

Henry David Thoreau

1817–1862 (age 45)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

American philosopher, naturalist, and writer who championed civil disobedience and simple living in nature.

Mary Moody Emerson

1774–1863 (age 89)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

American intellectual and diarist who was the aunt of Ralph Waldo Emerson and influenced Transcendentalist thought.

Sarah Bradford Ripley

1793–1867 (age 74)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

American educator and intellectual who was a noted teacher and wife of the Transcendentalist scholar George Bradford Rip...

Sarah Sherman Hoar

1783–1866 (age 83)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

American woman from a prominent New England family involved in intellectual and social circles of her era.

Joseph Nash McDowell

1805–1868 (age 63)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

American physician and medical educator who founded medical schools in Missouri.

Roswell Martin Field

1807–1869 (age 62)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

American lawyer and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Sol Smith

1801–1869 (age 68)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

American actor, playwright, and theatrical manager prominent in 19th-century American theater.