Cypress Hills National Cemetery
625 Jamaica Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11208
Cypress Hills National Cemetery is among those cemeteries of the National Cemetery System which date their establishment from authority granted in an omnibus act containing legislation on a variety of subjects approved by President Lincoln on July 17, 1862. Section 18 of the act provided: "That the President of the United States shall have power, whenever in his opinion it shall be expedient, to purchase cemetery grounds and cause them to be securely enclosed, to be used as a national cemetery for the soldiers who shall die in the service of the country."
By the summer of 1862 it was increasingly evident to the governments and armies of both the United States and the confederacy that the war, entered with such confidence by both sides in 1861, would be a long and difficult struggle. Casualty lists of the dead, the wounded and the sick reflected all too poignantly the intensity and completeness of the great struggle which was testing and trying the very existence of a young nation. Metropolitan areas such as New York City, though distant from areas of armed conflict, saw the establishment of military hospitals to care for some of the wounded and sick from the battlefields of war.
Burial space for the dead from these hospitals became increasingly necessary, and it was under these circumstances than Cypress Hills National Cemetery had its beginning as a zone of the interior military cemetery located within the boundaries of Cypress Hills Cemetery, a large private cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, established in 1849. The site set aside for the burial of Civil War dead became known as the Union Grounds, and comprised 2.75 acres. Private Alfred Mitchell, a young soldier of the 1st New York Engineers who died on April 13, 1862 was the first Civil War casualty to be interred in this designated cemetery area. the Union Grounds were deeded to the United States by the Cypress hills Cemetery Corporation on March 29, 1870 for a consideration of $9,600.
The report of the Inspector of National Cemeteries under date of September 2, 1870 indicated that 3,170 Union soldiers and 461 Confederate prisoners of war were then interred in Cypress Hills National Cemetery. Burials were of the dead from the various military hospitals in and about New York City. Also, reinterments were made in this cemetery of remains previously interred at hart's and David's Islands in Long Island Sound, and from the soldiers' burial ground near Providence, Rhode Island. The Inspector of National Cemeteries further noted the existence at Cypress Hills National Cemetery of a superintendent's lodge containing two rooms and a kitchen, and that the cemetery was under the charge of a superintendent, a one-armed man. Appointment of cemetery superintendents and the erection of lodges for their housing were authorized by legislation approved February 22, 1867. The first superintendent of Cypress Hills National Cemetery was John Bryson, a former Private with the Thirtieth New York Volunteers.
Eligibility for burial in national cemeteries was initially restricted to the soldiers of the United States who fell in battle during the Civl War or died of wounds in hospitals during that war. In 1873 additional legislation was approved which gave rights for burial in national cemeteries to surviving honorably discharged soldiers, sailors or marines who served during the war in either regular or volunteer forces. Cypress Hills National Cemetery, by its location in a metropolitan area, particularly felt the impact of the liberalized burial regulations, and it became evident that additional land would be necessary for cemetery purposes to supplement the 2.75 acres utilized since 1862 and acquired by purchase in 1870.
A LAST FIRST RANK COMPANY REGIMENT DEATH NUMBER LOCALITY ADAMS A. B. PVT K 14TH SOUTH CAROLINA 8/5/63 748 N.C. ALLEN R. F. 1LT C 38TH NORTH CAROLINA 8/20/63 861 N.C. ALLEN ROBERT H. PVT I 43RD NORTH CAROLINA 6/12/65 2516 N.C. AMOS DAVID PVT B 1ST TENNESSEE H.A. 12/11/64 1937 N.C. ANDERSON JOSEPH R. PVT C 8TH VIRGINIA 5/11/65 2763 N.C. ANDERSON LEROY PVT F 1ST MARYLAND 8/27/63 TAKEN TO MARYLAND BY HIS FATHER ANDERSON JAMES LIEUTENANT 12/2/63 DIED FT. LAFAYETTE, NOT LOCATED ARCHIBALD E. N. PVT B 7TH ALABAMA CAV 12/17/64 1269 N.C. ATLEBERRY CHARLES PVT C 2ND TEXAS CAV 11/26/64 2181 N.C.
B LAST FIRST RANK COMPANY REGIMENT DEATH NUMBER LOCALITY BAILEY W. 1ST GEORGIA 7/3/62 148 N.C. BAKER G. D. CSA 7/6/62 158 N.C. BARBURY J. E. D 28TH NORTH CAROLINA 6/7/62 4443 N.C. BARKER KILLIS C. PVT K 13TH MISSISSIPPI 8/14/63 788 N.C. BARNES JAMES PVT A 1ST ALABAMA ART 11/14/64 1840 N.C. BARTLEY SMITH 5/20/62 4452 N.C. BASS JETHRO PVT C 2ND NORTH CAROLINA 6/3/65 9232 N.C. BEALL JOHN YATES CPT CSA 2/24/65 NOT LOCATED,DIED FT. COLUMBUS BEARD JAS. O. PVT A 1ST SOUTH CAROLINA RIFLES 5/23/65 2861 N.C. BECKMAN W. H. PVT K 33RD NORTH CAROLINA 5/18/65 2820 N.C. BELLSHAW JOHN PVT E VIRGINIA MIL. 7/3/65 3085 N.C. BENNETT A. W. PVT 10TH ALABAMA 4/17/65 3592 N.C. BENSON JESSE W. PVT B 45TH NORTH CAROLINA 7/25/63 688 N.C. BIRD JOSIAH PVT A 3RD NORTH CAROLINA ART 5/22/65 2855 N.C. BIRD W. L. PVT G 2ND SOUTH CAROLINA 8/29/63 830 N.C. BLAKE A. P. PVT CARPENTER'S VA. BATT 8/18/63 789 N.C. BLANKENSHIP J. T. E 37TH NORTH CAROLINA 9/24/62 432 N.C. BLOCK C. PVT K 38TH NORTH CAROLINA 7/19/63 659 N.C. BLOOD L. W. PVT G 13TH NORTH CAROLINA 8/13/63 783 N.C. BLOUNT HOSEA G. PVT F 7TH N.C. 9/29/61 4444 N.C. BLUNT T. H. PVT D 2ND GEORGIA 8/8/63 755 N.C. BOGGS JOHN D. SGT C 55TH NORTH CAROLINA 69/29/65 NOT LOCATED, DIED HART'S ISLAND BOUGHMAN H. L. PVT C 1ST SOUTH CAROLINA 5/21/65 2844 N.C. BOULDIN N. H. PVT F 57TH VIRGINIA 5/1/65 2677 N.C. BOWINE JAMES A 13TH FLORIDA 7/18/63 651 N.C. BOYLE STEPHEN PVT A 55TH NORTH CAROLINA 6/23/6 3049 N.C. BOZEMAN M. PVT E 22ND BATTN GEORGIA H.A. 4/28/65 2641 N.C. BRADBURY WILEY PVT A 41ST GEORGIA 7/3/65 3080 N.C. BRADLEY CSA 7/14/62 199 N.C. BRADSHAW J. P. SGT E 13TH NORTH CAROLINA 8/9/63 772 N.C. BRAMHAM W. PVT I 46TH VIRGINIA 5/22/65 2854 N.C. BROWN CSA 10/26/61 NOT LOCATED,DIED FT. COLUMBUS BROWN ELISHA B. PVT D 15TH NORTH CAROLINA 7/21/65 3122 N.C. BROWN H. E. PVT B 13TH SOUTH CAROLINA 10/12/63 898 N.C. BROWN HENRY PVT BURDALL'S LA. BATT 4/27/65 2615 N.C. BROWN J. J. PVT I 6TH SOUTH CAROLINA CAV 5/5/65 2686 N.C. BROWN JNO. PVT H 34TH NORTH CAROLINA 6/3/65 2938 N.C. BRYAN JOHN J. PVT F 48TH MISSISSIPPI 8/23/65 3163 N.C. BULLIS DAVID W. PVT F 52ND NORTH CAROLINA 8/3/63 742 N.C. BULLIS SIMEON PVT C 26TH NORTH CAROLINA 9/2/63 847 N.C. BURDICK E. W. C. PVT G 14TH SOUTH CAROLINA 4/23/65 2591 N.C. BURMINGHAM JNO. PVT D 11TH MISSISSIPPI 7/25/63 686 N.C. BURNES PATRICK PVT 15TH TEXAS VOL 11/19/64 1353 N.C. BURNETT WM. T. PVT E 13TH SOUTH CAROLINA 5/11/65 2750 N.C. BUSHING CSA 7/6/62 132 N.C.
C LAST FIRST RANK COMPANY REGIMENT DEATH NUMBER LOCALITY CAMDEN J. S. PVT H 27TH VIRGINIA 8/31/63 832 N.C CAMHILL CHARLES CSA 6/27/65 3062 N.C. CAMP JAMES PVT A 6TH SOUTH CAROLINA CAV 5/5/65 2708 N.C. CAMPBELL E. PVT A 16TH SOUTH CAROLINA 5/6/65 2729 N.C. CAMPBELL R. J. PVT C 4TH SOUTH CAROLINA ART 4/19/65 2571 N.C. CAMPBELL ROBERT PVT H 1ST SOUTH CAROLINA INF 5/18/65 2814 N.C. CANNON JOHN PVT F 9TH FLORIDA 2/20/65 2302 N.C. CARLTON JAMES C. PVT B 9TH FLORIDA 2334 N.C. CARROLL JOHN PVT E 14TH NORTH CAROLINA 5/20/65 2715 N.C. CARTER TIMOTHY PVT H 1ST SOUTH CAROLINA 5/19/65 2819 N.C. CARTLAND FRANCIS PVT C 10TH NORTH CAROLINA 5/28/65 2900 N.C. CARVER LEWIS C. PVT A 16TH BATLN VA ART 5/8/65 2742 N.C. CASEY A. M. PVT MARION SOUTH CAROLINA ART 5/8/65 2605 N.C. CASH PETER PVT E 48TH ALABAMA 9/1/63 833 N.C. CHAMBERS G. W. SCA 7/16/62 215 N.C. CHAMBERS HARVEY R. PVT G 48TH ALABAMA 8/2/63 729 N.C. CHAMPION WILLIAM PVT F 2ND NORTH CAROLINA 6/17/65 3020 N.C. CLARK JOWEPH W. PVT K 53RD VIRGINIA 6/14/65 2948 N.C. CLARK W. F. COIT'S VIRGINIA BATT 5/7/65 2740 N.C. CLIFTON GEO. PVT B 47TH NORTH CAROLINA 4/29/65 2663 N.C. COFFEY J. G. PVT F 26TH NORTH CAROLINA 8/24/63 824 N.C. COLEMAN HAZEL PVT D 33RD NORTH CAROLINA 5/17/65 2812 N.C. COLLINS JAMES CSA 8/20/62 345 N.C. CONDREY JEFFERSON PVT D 14TH VIRGINIA 7/8/65 3096 N.C. CONETRAIN J. CSA 7/16/62 211 N.C. COOK SAMUEL F. PVT E 28TH BATTN GEORGIA SIEGE ART 5/5/65 2710 N.C. COSART LEWIS PVT C 35TH NORTH CAROLINA 6/29/64 1266 N.C. COSTELLE PATRICK LEE'S VIRGINIA ART 8/16/63 TAKEN BY HIS BROTHER TO HUDSON CITY, N.J COUSINS JAMES PVT C 41ST VIRGINIA 6/9/65 2969 N.C. COVINGTON ELIJAH PVT D 1ST SOUTH CAROLINA 5/24/65 2874 N.C. COWARD N. M. PVT B 14TH SOUTH CAROLINA M. 5/10/65 DIED HART'S ISLAND, NOT LOCATED COX LEANDER PVT A 37TH NORTH CAROLINA 7/9/62 3331 N.C. CRAWFORD E. P. PVT G 4TH NORTH CAROLINA 6/21/65 3003 N.C. CROUDER WM. PVT A LUCAS VA. BATT 5/11/65 2764 N.C CUBBAGE J. PVT D 53RD VIRGINIA 6/6/65 2954 N.C.
D LAST FIRST RANK COMPANY REGIMENT DEATH NUMBER LOCALITY DARROLD J. L. PVT K 11TH NORTH CAROLINA 7/26/63 679 N.C. DAVENPORT M. C. B 33RD NORTH CAROLINA 7/25/62 261 N.C. DAVIDSON LEWIS PVT F 11TH NORTH CAROLINA 7/27/63 693 N.C. DAVIDSON WM. T. PVT G 9TH ALABAMA CAV 5/2/65 2681 N.C. DAVIS A. PVT E 1ST NORTH CAROLINA ART 6/5/65 2949 N.C. DAVIS J. R. PVT K 7TH SOUTH CAROLINA CAV 5/11/65 2759 N.C. DAVIS SAMPSON PVT E 1ST BATLN. AL ART 2/10/65 2294 N.C. DE BAR L. W. PVT E 14TH SOUTH CAROLINA 6/1/65 2568 N.C. DE BRADY DE YOUNG CSA 2713 N.C. DEE PATRICK PVT L 22ND NORTH CAROLINA 5/22/65 2856 N.C. DIXON J. J. PVT NORWOOD'S FLORIDA 12/15/64 1465 N.C. DRUMMOND JAMES PVT B 14TH SOUTH CAROLINA 5/21/65 2471 N.C. DUDLEY J. CSA 8/8/63 725 N.C. DUFF B. R. STURDIVANT'S VIRGINIA BATT 4/28/65 2639 N.C. DUFF JAMES A. PVT D 4TH VIRGINA 5/14/65 2783 N.C. DUGGANS J. R. PVT M 21ST NORTH CAROLINA 10/15/63 900 N.C. DUGGINS ROBERT PVT F 9TH VIRGINIA 6/23/65 3052 N.C. DULLINS P. E. L. PVT L 1ST SOUTH CAROLINA 7/30/63 2712 N.C. DUNLAP J. S. PVT E 12TH SOUTH CAROLINA 9/6/63 841 N.C. DURISOE C. L. PVT D 14TH SOUTH CAROLINA 7/23/63 664 N.C. DURN PERRY PVT F 1ST SOUTH CAROLINA H.A. 7/3/65 3089 N.C.
E LAST FIRST RANK COMPANY REGIMENT DEATH NUMBER LOCALITY EARLY H. F. CPL D 11TH GEORGIA 7/23/63 673 N.C. EARLY S. D. PVT E 4TH VIRGINIA ART 6/24/65 3031 N.C. ECKARD CYRUS C 28TH NORTH CAROLINA 6/22/62 DIED FT.COLUMBUS,NOT LOCATED EDWARDS J. H. PVT F 16TH NORTH CAROLINA 6/6/65 2950 N.C. EDWARDS T. D. CSA 8/14/64 1643 N.C. ELDRIDGE D. H 37TH NORTH CAROLINA 7/9/62 182 N.C. ELLIOTT JOSEPH T. PVT B 22ND NORTH CAROLINA 5/21/65 2845 N.C. ELLIS JOHN PVT H 4TH TEXAS 7/31/63 703 N.C. ELLMORE JONA PVT C 55TH NORTH CAROLINA 6/17/65 3066 N.C. EMERSON JOHN R. 1LT E 26TH NORTH CAROLINA 8/11/63 773 N.C. ENSTER SAMUEL PVT M 23RD NORTH CAROLINA 5/13/65 2784 N.C. ESTIS J. M. PVT A 22ND NORTH CAROLINA 5/14/65 2785 N.C. EVANS JAY PVT G 21ST SOUTH CAROLINA 9/9/64 1841 N.C.
F LAST FIRST RANK COMPANY REGIMENT DEATH NUMBER LOCALITY FARMER J. L. PVT D 1ST SOUTH CAROLINA 6/4/65 2941 N.C. FARMER WM. M. LT H 24TH GEORGIA 9/7/64 1838 N.C. FERGUSON G. N. CSA 7/16/62 210 N.C. FEW M. D. PVT E 25TH NORTH CAROLINA 4/26/65 2616 N.C. FISHER ULYSSES W. CPL C 6TH LOUISIANA 9/6/63 843 N.C. FLEMMING JNO. E. PVT I 59TH ALABAMA 6/8/65 2960 N.C. FLETCHER CHARLES PVT K 8TH VIRGINIA 7/4/65 3083 N.C. FLOWERS FRANKLIN PVT A 1ST TENNESSEE H.A. 12/2/64 2125 N.C. FOUST JACOB PVT B 27TH NORTH CAROLINA 4/26/65 2612 N.C. FOWLER S. B. E 57TH VIRGINIA 5/6/65 2703 N.C. FOWLER T. PVT D 53RD VIRGINIA 5/5/65 DIED HART'S ISLAND, NOT LOCATED FOX JAMES F. SGT F 14TH NORTH CAROLINA 7/30/63 704 N.C. FRANKLIN R. L. PVT K 13TH SOUTH CAROLINA 6/23/65 3051 N.C. FREEMAN JOHN PVT K 3RD SOUTH CAROLINA ART 6/7/65 2952 N.C. FULK JOHN W. PVT I 22ND NORTH CAROLINA 5/12/65 2772 N.C.
G LAST FIRST RANK COMPANY REGIMENT DEATH NUMBER LOCALITY GAMMON H. J. PVT H 38TH VIRGINIA 6/8/65 2961 N.C. GARDNER F. M. PVT E 12TH SOUTH CAROLINA 7/23/63 668 N.C. GARRETT JAMES CPL C 59TH GEORGIA 7/25/63 683 N.C. GAY N. CSA 6/23/65 3044 N.C. GEISLER JAS. W. PVT K 26TH TENNESSEE 6/28/65 3071 N.C. GIBBS GEO. F. PVT PEGRAM'S VA BATT 4/11/65 2503 N.C. GICE C. M. M 1ST ALABAMA CAV 4/18/65 2542 N.C. GILDER J. A. PVT B 14TH SOUTH CAROLINA 8/2/63 731 N.C. GILES RICHARD PVT C 1ST VIRGINIA 8/21/63 815 N.C. GILLILAND ABNER PVT C 18TH SOUTH CAROLINA 6/23/65 3042 N.C. GILMORE HENRY