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Green-Wood Civil War Project

A brochure near this field explains why these graves are here (June, 2007):

WHY ARE THESE GRAVESTONES HERE?

During the last five years, The Green-Wood Historic Fund's Civil War Project has identified close to 3,000 Civil War veterans buried at the cemetery. Of those, approximately 1,200 are in unmarked graves or have unreadable gravestones. Led by our historian, Jeff Richman, volunteers have filed requests with the Veteran Administration for gravestones, which have arrived in the last few months. The Cemetery grounds crew has set them out on display and in the ensuing months, they will be placed upright at the gravesite of each veteran.

Links:
National Public Radio (interview with Jeff Richman)
New York Times video

Location:
500 - 25th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11232-1317
Phone: 718-768-7300
Official Web Site

 

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Green-Wood Civil War Project

Green-Wood Civil War Project

Henry Bristow, 1st Lieut; Michael Dandreau, Asst. Engr; Joseph Cuffe Briscoe, Gen.

Henry Bristow, 1st Lieut; Michael Dandreau, Asst. Engr; Joseph Cuffe Briscoe, Gen.

Green-Wood Civil War Project

Green-Wood Civil War Project

Green-Wood Civil War Project

Green-Wood Civil War Project

Green-Wood Civil War Project

Green-Wood Civil War Project

Henry M. Gilman, US Navy

Henry M. Gilman, US Navy

William Huson, Capt. Co. B, 12 NY INF

William Huson, Capt. Co. B, 12 NY INF

Green-Wood Civil War Project

Green-Wood Civil War Project

George Mason, Mortally Wounded at Battle of Second Bull Run

George Mason, Mortally Wounded at Battle of Second Bull Run

John Samuel Cocks, Col., 40 NY INF; Mozart Regt, Civil War

John Samuel Cocks, Col., 40 NY INF; Mozart Regt, Civil War

Arthur Neill Saddler, Civil War Prisoner of War

Arthur Neill Saddler, Civil War Prisoner of War

Green-Wood Civil War Project

Green-Wood Civil War Project

Louis Allen Newcombe, Lincoln's Boy Spy

Louis Allen Newcombe, Lincoln's Boy Spy

Green-Wood Civil War Project

Green-Wood Civil War Project

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