Civil War Soldiers...
You probably didn't know there were Civil War soldiers buried in
the Pittsford Cemetery between 1861-1934 but...
the fourth-grade students in Mrs. Toni Stevens-Oliver’s 2017-2018
class at Thornell Road Elementary in Pittsford worked with Illuminated
History historian Vicki Masters Profitt* to complete a year-long
project researching Pittsford’s Civil War soldiers. The eight
soldiers highlighted include: Major
Harvey E. Light, Captain
James R. Chamberlin, Dr. Matthias L. Lord, Sergeant John B. Bacon,
Private
Edward T. Ambrose,
Private Charles A. Tillotson, Private
George B. Wiltsie and Sergeant
John H. Thurmon, C.S.A.
The children scoured census and military records and located information in newspapers which pertained to the soldiers. Collages depicting the soldiers’ stories were created with the help of Thornell Road Elementary art teacher, Helga Lubbers. Instructional Technology Specialist Tina Jarvis assisted in the project by setting up the augmented reality aspects of the project. Armed with their knowledge, the students wrote a book sharing the tales of these local heroes.
Part of the project involved the proposal of an historic marker to be placed at Pittsford Cemetery to celebrate the 81 Civil War soldiers interred there. Vicki Masters Profitt has applied for a grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation (WGPFoundation.org) to supply the marker.
In recognition of the incredible work done by these students, they were awarded the New York State Archives Student Research Award, which was presented to the class in Albany, New York, on October 17, 2018. Congratulations to Adam, Aiden, Ava, Chris, Giovanni, Jack, James, Josiah, Kyra, Leila, Maggie, Mary, Matthew, Mikaela, Misa, Rohan, Ryan, Sam, Sarah and Sukhmani and to their inspiring teacher, Toni Stevens-Oliver!
Below is a chart listing the Civil War soldiers interred in the Main cemetery. Click HERE for a map of their burial locations.
SOLDIER |
REGIMENT |
DATE OF DEATH |
AREA |
MAP LOCATION |
| Ambrose, Edward T. | Co. G, 108th NY Vol Inf | 10/24/1906 |
J |
Lot 178 |
| Ambrose, Richard | Co. E, 13th NY Vol Inf | 11/27/1891 |
J |
Lot 178 |
| Ambrose, Robert | Co. G, 108th NY Vol Inf | 05/22/1864 |
J |
Lot 178 |
| Arell, Christopher A. | Co. H, 98th NY Vol Inf | 01/12/1914 |
F |
Lot 481 |
| Armstrong, Edwin J. | Co. A, 33rd NY Vol Inf | 11/30/1868 |
J |
Lot 171 |
| Bacon, John B. | Co. M, 4th WI Vol Cav | 06/16/1923 |
C |
Lot 22 |
| Birdsall, Jeffrey N. | Co. A, 33rd NY Vol Inf | 11/12/1925 |
C |
Lot 38 |
| Booth, Pitts K. | U. S. Navy | 05/28/1900 |
E |
Lot 420 |
| Bowdy, James T. | Co. E, 159th NY Vol Inf | 04/26/1918 |
F |
Lot 454 |
| Brainard, John L. | Co. C, 24th CT Vol Inf | 06/09/1934 |
G |
Lot 524 |
| Brownell, Kingsley | Co. C, 21st NY Vol Cav | 06/19/1924 |
F |
Lot 319 |
| Came, Charles R. | Co. E, 138th NY Vol Inf | 12/09/1863 |
A |
Lot 97 |
| Carpenter, Paul D. | Co. F, 93rd NY Vol Inf | 06/04/1918 |
G |
Lot 524 |
| Chamberlin, James R. | Co. A, 3rd NY Vol Cav | 01/29/1910 |
C |
Lot 44 |
| Congdon, Lafayette | Co. K, 21st NY Vol Cav | 02/22/1927 |
K |
Lot 151 |
| Cook, Nathan M. | 6th Co., 1st Sharpshooters | 10/28/1862 |
C |
Lot 19 |
| Cook, William H. | Batteries C&H, 4th NY Heavy Artillery | 10/03/1862 |
C |
Lot 19 |
| Crawford, John | Co. E, 50th NY Engineers | 04/14/1870 |
A |
Lot 108 |
| Davis, Samuel | Co. B, 18th PA Vol Cav | 05/08/1893 |
C |
Lot 6 |
| Dwinnell, Charles A. | Co. K, 27th NY Vol Inf and Co. L , 50th NY Engineers | 04/16/1904 |
I |
Lot 257 |
| Everett, John | Co. A, 1st NY Mounted Rifles | 12/23/1892 |
Flag Pole - Soldier Plot |
|
| Ewing, Matthew P. | Co. G, 108th NY Vol Inf | 12/31/1874 |
J |
Lot 185 |
| Farnam, George W. | Co. K, 1st NY Mounted Rifles | 08/06/1905 |
C |
Lot 50 |
| French, Marvin D. | 18th NY Independent Battery, Light Artillery | 08/02/1908 |
J |
Lot 193 |
| Gillam, John C. | Co. F, 21st NY Vol Cav | 10/08/1909 |
A |
Lot 69 |
| Hard, George C. | U.S. Navy - Susquehanna | 02/27/1883 |
C |
Lot 27 |
| Hart, Charles | Co. B, 10th KS Vol Inf | 09/10/1872 |
A |
Lot 71 |
| Herring, John | Co. A, 108th NY Vol Inf | 02/15/1863 |
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Pole - Soldier Plot
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|
| Hodges, Alpheus | Co. F, 9th NY Vol Cav | 08/01/1923 |
G |
Lot 633 |
| Jackson, Martin | Co. L, 50th NY Engineers | 11/03/1903 |
A |
Lot 110 |
| Kenney, George M. | Co. I, 1st NY Veteran Cav | 09/08/1908 |
F |
Lot 445 |
| Kunow, Heinrich F. C. | Co. H, 7th NY Vol Inf | 04/13/1895 |
I |
Lot 261 |
| Lane, Aron C. | Co. I, 38th IN Inf | 11/27/1861 |
K |
Lot 156 |
| Light, Harvey E. | Co. E, 10th MI Vol Cav | 09/17/1921 |
K |
Lot 153 |
| Lord, Matthias L. | Surgeon, 140th NY Vol Inf | 11/28/1916 |
E |
Lot 303 |
| Marble, Albert B. | Co. G, 27th NY Vol Inf and Co. H, 21st NY Vol Cav | 05/21/1907 |
L |
Lot 200 |
| McNally, Thomas | Co. G, 14th US Inf | 11/15/1911 |
F |
Lot 471 |
| Meeker, John L. | 18th NY Independent Battery, Light Artillery | 06/16/1901 |
F |
Lot 429 |
| Merritt, Andrew H. | Co. G, 124th NY Reg Vol Inf | 11/08/1921 |
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| Millard, Alexander S. | 26th NY Light Artillery | 04/24/1883 |
A |
Lot 58 |
| Minnamon, John G. | Batt. L, 1st NY Light Artillery | 06/10/1864 |
K |
Lot 152 |
| Morris, William H. | Battery K, 4th NY Heavy Artillery | 10/19/1905 |
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| Mueller, Henry L. (aka Miller) | Co. B, 8th NY Vol Cav | 03/10/1898 |
F |
Lot 460 |
| Newton, Arthur M. | Co. H, 176th PA Inf | 07/28/1933 |
E |
Lot 286 |
| Noyes, Christopher | Co. B, 61st NY Vol Inf | 02/21/1900 |
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| Nye, William | Co. F, 3rd NY Vol Cav | 11/20/1912 |
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| Parker, Thomas F. | Co. A, 44th NY Inf | 09/03/1913 |
H |
Lot 514 |
| Paul, Parker P. | Co. K, US CT 125th Inf | 04/12/1917 |
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| Pratt, George W. | Co. H&K, 17th Vermont Inf | 10/03/1915 |
A |
Lot 102 |
| Pringle, George W. | Co. H, 25th Reg NY Cav | 12/02/1920 |
A |
Lot 76 |
| Prior, William H. | Co. H, 130 Reg NY Vol Inf | 07/21/1927 |
H |
Lot 610 |
| Reynolds, Gilbert | Co. K, 3rd NY Vol Cav | 02/01/1914 |
M |
Lot 119 |
| Schlegel, George | Co. I, 8th NY Vol Cav | 04/10/1903 |
E |
Lot 402 |
| Schubert, John | Co. E, 26th NY Vol Inf | 02/05/1907 |
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| Segert, John | Co. I, 108th NY Vol Inf | 08/24/1899 |
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| Shepard, Theodore E. | Co. A, 13th NY Vol Inf | 12/06/1865 |
K |
Lot 153 |
| Shepard, W. Miller | Co. F, 22nd NY Vol Cav | 11/19/1889 |
L |
Lot 181 |
| Shepard, William W. | Co. F, 13th NY Vol Inf | 01/21/1869 |
A |
Lot 110 |
| Skuse, Philetus M. | Co. C, 111th NY Vol Inf | 02/03/1924 |
H |
Lot 513 |
| Smith, John F. | Co. C, US 50th NY Engineers | 12/07/1907 |
F |
Lot 449 |
| Snyder, Gottlieb | Co. G, 13th NY Vol Inf and Co. K, 3rd NY Vol Cav | 02/12/1918 |
G |
Lot 572 |
| Stearns, Alvin W. | Co. D, 114th NY Vol Inf | 03/03/1914 |
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| Stone, Henry | Battery L, 1st NY Light Artillery | 06/02/1896 |
A |
Lot 75 |
| Stone, William | Battery L, 1st NY Light Artillery | 12/15/1910 |
A |
Lot 102 |
| Sweeten, Imos | Co. D, 188th NY Vol Inf | 03/21/1918 |
F |
Lot 467 |
| Thurmon, John H. | Co. H, 2nd MO Cav, C.S.A. | 07/23/1919 |
F |
Lot 474 |
| Tibbitts, Frank D. | 18th NY Independent Battery, Light Artillery | 04/21/1863 |
A |
Lot 62 |
| Tillotson, Charles A. | Co. G, 108th NY Vol Inf | 09/20/1862 |
E |
Lot 294 |
| Walbeck, Henry | Co. E, 14th U.S. Inf | 04/24/1875 |
K |
Lot 136 |
| Walbeck, John | Co. H, 20th NY Vol Inf | 05/10/1877 |
K |
Lot 136 |
| Walters, Henry | U. S. Navy | 06/27/1905 |
C |
Lot 26 |
| Wanglin, Charles | Co. B, 8th NY Vol Cav | 06/03/1887 |
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| Warner, George S. | Co. F, 16th U.S. Inf | 09/14/1909 |
F |
Lot 329 |
| Waters, Winslow W. | Co. G, 81st NY Vol Inf | 04/12/1910 |
C |
Lot 4 |
| Welch, Theodore H. | Musician, 56th NY Vol Inf | 06/20/1928 |
H |
Lot 551 |
| Wheeler, Edward | Co. K, 4th NY Heavy Artillery | 03/22/1885 |
A |
Lot 67 |
| Willard, Denison J. | Co. G, 77th NY Vol Inf | 06/08/1876 |
K |
Lot 146 |
| Williams, William L. | Co. I, 1st NY Veteran Cav | 02/14/1921 |
M |
Lot 219 |
| Wiltsie, George B. | Battery H, 4th NY Heavy Artillery | 03/21/1865 |
C |
Lot 8 |
| Wood, Richard C. | Co. F, 13th NY Vol Inf | 04/11/1923 |
G |
Lot 528 |
| Zornow, William | Co. C, 108th NY Vol Inf | 09/01/1862 |
A |
Lot 96 |
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