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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