From a Boston Cemetery

I can't tell you which cemetery in Boston these two monuments were found but a friend sent these to me and I thought they were worthy enough to pass along to you.

S. H. Harden in Newaygo Cemetery

This monument is certainly unique among civil war veteran gravesites.

While it is not uncommon to see a life-size statue of a Union soldier at a Grand Army of the Republic Monument, it's rare to see one at the grave of a single soldier.

S. H. Harden, 6th Independent Co. Ohio Sharpshooters

Newaygo City Cemetery

Men of the 3rd Michigan Infantry (1st organization) buried in Newaygo City Cemetery.

Stephen Thompson, 3rd Michigan Infantry, and his wife Adelia

Ira Poats, 3rd Michigan Infantry

Wallace W. Dickinson, 3rd Michigan Infantry and 10th Michigan Cavalry

Updated history of the 3rd Michigan Infantry

The two volumes of the Third Michigan Infantry history have been updated along with my biographical sketches of the five men who began the war in the Old 3rd and ended it as generals.

You can find out more by visiting The Books page on my website.

Thanks for the support!

Greenwood Cemetery

The veterans graves of GAR Post Champlin Post No. 29 in Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Woodlawn Cemetery Vanden Berg and Van Halsema

Susan saying hello to her family --  Aunt Will and Uncle Jim Quackenbush:

Susan's cousin Mark Van Halsema

Susan's dad, Tun is Vanden Berg

Susan's Aunt Frances "Fran" Van Halsema

and the Van Halsema family

Woodlawn Cemetery Baltutat

I wonder what "their way" was?

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Woodlawn Cemetery Vanden Berg

Susan saying hello to her aunt "Tine" VandenBerg and her father Tunish VandenBerg.

Hilton Cemetery

William Johnson

Chancey and Gertrude Parmenter

Ravenna Cemetery

Herman Kusig of Company K:

And the ubiquitous GAR statue:

McNitt Cemetery

Wilhelmine

wife of Frederick Bartels

died January 17, 1898

Aged

75 years, 4 months 19 days

Dear Mother, in earth’s

Thorny paths,

How long thy feet have

Trod!

To find at last this

Peaceful rest,

Safe in the arms of God.

Frederick Bartels

died March 6, 1899

aged

74 years 11 months 10 days

Dear Father, with a

Reverent Hand

This to thy memory given,

While one by one thy

Household band

God reunites in Heaven

Casnovia Cemetery

John W. Thompson of Co. B reorganized 3rd Michigan

Gabriel Pruden

Ira Johnson and Mortimer Bonner

Hart Cemetery

An interesting deviation from the typical GAR monument, the one that uses a solitary standing solider with a rifle. Instead, we have this small group of large cannonablls on a short square base.

So should we live that every hour

Should die as dies the natural flower

Pentwater Cemetery

It appears that the majority of the older lots in this cemetery, which is built on a series of hills,  use this unique terrace system to demarcate and preserve the many hillside grave lots.

Fruitland Cemetery

I was in Fruitland Cemetery recently looking for the grave of a former member of the 3rd Michigan Infantry and during my stroll discovered several fascinating and intriguing headstones.

Melissa Nyquist

Catherine Burns Porter

Bellinger

Note he is listed as "Nubian", which typically describes someone from the Sudan or southern Egypt.

Love Bonnie's "secret"

Connor - a gorgeous stone, one that you should not miss and certainly not miss the reverse side. . . 

Evergreen Cemetery - Rodgers

Simms family Plainfield Cemetery

The Simms family: mother Mary (1817-1870), sons William L. (1853-1885) and Lavie J. (1848-1866) in Plainfield Cemetery, Kent County, Michigan.

It is quite likely that James W., husband of Mary and father of the two boys is buried here as well, at least according to cemetery records. He died during the civil war.

William

Lavie

Mary

Family plot it's likley that the father James W. is buried in the open space next to his wife Mary

Oakwood Cemetery - Charles Hammond

Oakwood Cemetery in Muskegon

Zeph Jeffers: 3-8-6, among a group of government stones

August Eckermann and his wife Florentine: 2-7-8

Himelberger: 1-10-12

George Schwegler: 2-21-8, buried with Bodendorfer

William Bodendorfer: 2-21-8

George Childs: 2-25-25