Famous Graves

Phineas Gage

1823–1860 (age 37)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

American railroad worker whose severe head injury became a landmark case in neuroscience and psychology.

Amos Humiston

1830–1863 (age 33)

Gettysburg National Cemetery

Amos Humiston (1830-1863) was an American soldier who died at the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War.

Charles Frederick Webber

1825–1863 (age 38)

Gettysburg National Cemetery

Charles Frederick Webber (1825-1863) was a soldier from Ortenau who died at Gettysburg during the American Civil War.

Sumner Paine

1845–1863 (age 18)

Gettysburg National Cemetery

Sumner Paine (1845-1863) was a young soldier who died at the Battle of Gettysburg.

William Case

1818–1862 (age 44)

Lake View Cemetery

William Case was a Cleveland businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1818 to 1862.

Abraham Lincoln

1809–1865 (age 56)

Lincoln Tomb

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States who led the nation through the Civil War until his assassina...

William Wallace Lincoln

1850–1862 (age 12)

Lincoln Tomb

William Wallace Lincoln was the young son of President Abraham Lincoln who died of illness in 1862 at age 11.

Hannah Anderson Ropes

1809–1863 (age 54)

New Gloucester

Hannah Anderson Ropes was a nurse and writer from New Gloucester who died in 1863.

Margaret Lea Houston

1819–1867 (age 48)

Independence

Margaret Lea Houston was the wife of Texas General Sam Houston and lived from 1819 to 1867.

John Wilkes Booth

1838–1865 (age 27)

Green Mount Cemetery

John Wilkes Booth was an actor and Confederate sympathizer who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.

Henry Winter Davis

1817–1865 (age 48)

Green Mount Cemetery

Henry Winter Davis was a congressman and politician from Annapolis who died in 1865.

John H. Winder

1800–1865 (age 65)

Green Mount Cemetery

John H. Winder was a Confederate military officer from Somerset County who died in 1865.

Cadwalader Ringgold

1802–1867 (age 65)

Green Mount Cemetery

Cadwalader Ringgold was a Washington County resident and naval officer who lived from 1802 to 1867.

Kate Warne

1833–1868 (age 35)

Graceland Cemetery

Kate Warne was a pioneering female detective for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency who lived from 1833 to 1868.

George Ord

1781–1866 (age 85)

Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church

George Ord was a naturalist and ornithologist from Philadelphia who lived from 1781 to 1866.

Roger Hanson

1827–1863 (age 36)

Lexington Cemetery

Roger Hanson was a Confederate general from Clark County who lived from 1827 to 1863.

Lyons Wakeman

1843–1864 (age 21)

Chalmette National Cemetery

Lyons Wakeman (1843-1864) was a Chenango County resident who died in the Civil War.

Benjamin Dann Walsh

1808–1869 (age 61)

Chippiannock Cemetery

Benjamin Dann Walsh (1808-1869) was a Hackney-born naturalist and entomologist.

James J. Andrews

1829–1862 (age 33)

Chattanooga National Cemetery

James J. Andrews (1829-1862) was a Union spy and raider from Weirton who was executed during the American Civil War.

William Hunter Campbell

1839–1862 (age 23)

Chattanooga National Cemetery

William Hunter Campbell (1839-1862) was a Civil War soldier from Carroll County who died in service.

William P. Sanders

1833–1863 (age 30)

Chattanooga National Cemetery

William P. Sanders (1833-1863) was a Union general from Frankfort who died from wounds sustained in combat.

Philip G. Shadrach

1840–1862 (age 22)

Chattanooga National Cemetery

Philip G. Shadrach (1840-1862) was a Civil War casualty from Somerset County.

Marion A. Ross

1832–1862 (age 30)

Chattanooga National Cemetery

Marion A. Ross (1832-1862) was a Civil War soldier who died during the conflict.

Samuel Robertson

1843–1862 (age 19)

Chattanooga National Cemetery

Samuel Robertson (1843-1862) was a young Civil War soldier who died in service.

Samuel Slavens

1830–1862 (age 32)

Chattanooga National Cemetery

Samuel Slavens (1830-1862) was a Civil War soldier from Pike County.

William Dorsey Pender

1834–1863 (age 29)

Calvary Episcopal Church and Churchyard

William Dorsey Pender (1834-1863) was a Confederate general from Edgecombe County who died from battle wounds.

Leonidas Polk

1806–1864 (age 58)

Christ Church Cathedral

Leonidas Polk (1806-1864) was a Confederate general and Episcopal bishop from Raleigh.

Lawrence O'Bryan Branch

1820–1862 (age 42)

City Cemetery

Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (1820-1862) was a Confederate general from Enfield who died in battle.

Romulus Mitchell Saunders

1791–1867 (age 76)

City Cemetery

Romulus Mitchell Saunders (1791-1867) was a North Carolina politician and statesman from Caswell County.

Andrew Byrne

1802–1862 (age 60)

Cathedral of St. Andrew

Andrew Byrne (1802-1862) was a religious figure buried in the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Navan.

John Pope

1794–1865 (age 71)

Elmwood Cemetery

John Pope was an American military officer and general during the Civil War era.

Kamehameha IV

1834–1863 (age 29)

Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii

Kamehameha IV (1834-1863) was the fourth king of the Hawaiian Kingdom buried in the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii.

Victoria Kamāmalu

1838–1866 (age 28)

Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii

Victoria Kamāmalu (1838-1866) was a Hawaiian royal princess buried in the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii.

Charles A. Ingersoll

1798–1860 (age 62)

Grove Street Cemetery

Charles A. Ingersoll was an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician from Connecticut.

Chauncey Allen Goodrich

1790–1860 (age 70)

Grove Street Cemetery

Chauncey Allen Goodrich was an American clergyman and educator who served as a professor at Yale College.

Chauncey Jerome

1793–1868 (age 75)

Grove Street Cemetery

Chauncey Jerome was an American clockmaker and inventor who revolutionized clock manufacturing in Connecticut.

Francis Gregory

1789–1866 (age 77)

Grove Street Cemetery

Francis Gregory was an American lawyer and judge from Connecticut.

Eli Ives

1779–1861 (age 82)

Grove Street Cemetery

Eli Ives was an American physician and medical educator from New Haven.

Jeremiah Day

1773–1867 (age 94)

Grove Street Cemetery

Jeremiah Day was an American mathematician and educator who served as president of Yale College.

Joseph Miller

1819–1862 (age 43)

Grandview Cemetery

Joseph Miller was an American military officer who served during the Civil War.

Joshua W. Sill

1831–1862 (age 31)

Grandview Cemetery

Joshua W. Sill was an American military officer and general who served during the Civil War.

George Peabody

1795–1869 (age 74)

Harmony Grove Cemetery

George Peabody was an American-British philanthropist and financier who pioneered modern philanthropy through his charit...

Frederick Townsend Ward

1831–1862 (age 31)

Harmony Grove Cemetery

Frederick Townsend Ward (1831-1862) was an American military officer from Salem.

Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr.

1790–1861 (age 71)

Grove Street Cemetery

Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr. was a Salem-based intellectual who lived from 1790 to 1861.

John Winebrenner

1797–1860 (age 63)

Harrisburg Cemetery

John Winebrenner (1797-1860) was a Frederick County resident active during the early 19th century.

Matthias W. Baldwin

1795–1866 (age 71)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Matthias W. Baldwin (1795-1866) was an Elizabeth Township resident and prominent industrialist.

John Cassin

1813–1869 (age 56)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

John Cassin (1813-1869) was an ornithologist and naturalist from Upper Providence Township.

Albert Newsam

1809–1864 (age 55)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Albert Newsam (1809-1864) was a Steubenville-born sculptor and artist.

Henry Deringer

1786–1868 (age 82)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Henry Deringer (1786-1868) was an Easton gunsmith famous for inventing the Deringer pistol.

William J. Duane

1780–1865 (age 85)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

William J. Duane (1780-1865) was a Clonmel-born lawyer and political figure.