Not in Antietam National Cemetery
4 February 2022
There are several stones in the Antietam National Cemetery for men who were actually buried elsewhere.
Readers occasionally ask about this, and I can never find them when I want them, hence this list. It will evolve as I learn more.
Rank | Name | Unit | Death | Actual burial place |
Pvt | Bridgeman J. Hollister | 16th CT Inf | 25 Sept 1862 | Wassuc Cemetery, Glastonbury, CT |
Pvt | Oliver Cromwell Case | 8th CT Inf | 17 Sept 1862 | Simsbury Cemetery, Simsbury, CT |
Pvt | Henry Struble | 8th PA Reserves | 2 June 1926 | St. John’s Reformed Cemetery, Greenburg, PA |
Pvt | William Ayers Salisbury | 34th NY Inf | 17 Sept 1862 | Norway Rural Cemetery, Norway, NY |
Pvt | William H Lewis | 34th NY Inf | 16 Jan 1916 | Oak Hill Cemetery, Herkimer, NY |
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The photo of Henry Struble’s marker is from his Find-a-grave memorial, and was contributed by user John in Maryland.
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