By Alexandra Farrugia, Pratt School of Information Intern
Title: Soldiers' Lot 13536, 1863-1888
Extent: 1.0 Boxes
Arrangement: This series is arranged by soldiers name, document type, and date. Folders that contain more than one item are listed with letters (e.g. 2A).
Subjects: 1st Regiment NY volunteers (Mexican-American War), 1st Regiment NY volunteers (Mexican American War), 4th Regiment New York Volunteers, 45th Regiment NY Volunteers, 48th New York Volunteer Regiment, Battle Bull Run, Battle of Cerro Gordo, Company F, 62 Reg. of New York Volunteers, Geyer, Adam, J.L. Riker Post 62, Lake, William, Lewis, John T., Lot 13536, Morrell, Francis A., Moser, George H., New York (N.Y.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Potter, James Decatur, Salles, Frank, Schroepfer, Frederick, Seel, Philip A., Soldiers Lot, Soyer, Morits, Unionists (United States Civil War), United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health Aspects, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Name, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Registers of Dead, United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Werner, George
Green-Wood Cemetery established the Soldiers' Lot May 28, 1862. In July 1862, lots 13533-13536 were assigned to soldiers lost. The Soldiers' Lot was reserved for soldiers who fell in battle, or died from wounds received, or illness/disease related to their duty during the war. Approximately 130 Union veterans are interred in Green-Wood Cemetery’s Soldiers' Lot. Throughout the cemetery, Civil War veterans account for nearly 5,000 grave sites (including 75 Confederate soldiers). Some of the dead were also brought home from distant battlefields, including those who died at Shiloh, Antietam, Gettysburg, and other battlefields. Of those interred in the Soldiers' Lot is “Our Drummer Boy,” who served with Brooklyn’s own 13th Regiment, and is buried on the west slope of the hill. Other memorials dedicated to individual Civil War generals, officers, and soldiers are located in the Cemetery.
This series relates to lot 13536, one of those donated to the Soldiers' Lot. Within the series are documents relating to burial orders of Civil War veterans. Most of the burial orders pertain to volunteer soldiers of New York. Some documents are official orders and/or requests, while others contain detailed information on the soldier, where they were injured, etc. The series also includes a disinterment form and a formal request that a widow be buried with the remains of her veteran husband.
1st Regiment NY volunteers (Mexican-American War)
1st Regiment NY volunteers (Mexican American War)
4th Regiment New York Volunteers
45th Regiment NY Volunteers
48th New York Volunteer Regiment
Battle Bull Run
Battle of Cerro Gordo
Company F, 62 Reg. of New York Volunteers
Geyer, Adam
J.L. Riker Post 62
Lake, William
Lewis, John T.
Lot 13536
Morrell, Francis A.
Moser, George H.
New York (N.Y.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Potter, James Decatur
Salles, Frank
Schroepfer, Frederick
Seel, Philip A.
Soldiers Lot
Soyer, Morits
Unionists (United States Civil War)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health Aspects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Name
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Registers of Dead
United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Werner, George
