People: The Civil War Era

Members of the Farnsworth Post of the Grand Army of the Republic gather at St, Paul's Church, Memorial Day 1887.

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Read about the life and military service of Henry Schlote, who served with two Union Army reigments in the Civil War that included many German immigrants. He is buried at St. Paul's.

Explore the life and Civil War military service of James Hyde, who served with two unusual Zouave reigments in the Union Army, and lived into the 1920s, followed by burial at St. Paul's.

An account of the life and army service of James Polite, who was born enslaved in South Carolina, achieved his freedom during the Civil War, and served at the end of the conflict with one of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) regiments of the Union Army. He is buried at St. Paul's.

Learn about the life and service of Matthew J. Graham, who served as a lieutenant in the Civil War with the famed 9th New York Volunteer Infantry, and received grave wounds at the Battle of Antietam. He struggled on for 40 years, and eventually wrote a history of his regiment. Lieutenant Graham is buried at St. Paul's.

A profile of the life and Civil War military service of Daniel Lawlor of the 69th New York Volunteery Infantry, who survived six months at a prisoner of war camp in North Carolina. He is buried at St. Paul's .

A chronicle of the life and military service of Jacob Ham, who served as a private for three years in the 128th New York Volunteer Infantry - nicknamed "Old Steady" - in the Civil War. Ham lived into his 80s, and is buried at St. Paul's.

A profile of the stories of two Union Army soldiers who died in service in the Civil War, and are buried at St. Paul's.

An account of the life of George Carter, who was born enslaved in Virginia, escaped to freedom early in the Civil War, and served in the 10th Regiment, United States Colored Troops, in 1864-5. Following the war, Carter and his family migrated north, settling in Mt. Vernon about 1880. He died in 1900, followed by burial at St. Paul's.

Frederick Whittaker -- Civil War cavalry officer, best selling author, spiritualist & controversial biographer of George A. Custer -- one of the more intriguing figures buried at St. Paul's

A sobering tale of a Union Army veteran buried at St. Paul's, who had serious adjustment difficulties after the Civil War

An account of the life and career of Dr. Charles S. Taft, a surgeon in the Union Army during the Civil War who was an attending surgeon at the tragic Ford's Theater assassination of President Lincoln in 1865. Dr. Taft is buried at St. Paul's

A profile of the life of Stephen Hunt, a Civil War veteran whose life centered upon St. Paul's Church for more than 50 years.

A chronicle of the life of Michael McLaughlin, an Irish immigrant who served as an assistant engineer in the Union Navy during the Civil War and lived into the 20th century, followed by burial at St. Paul's.

An exploration of the life and military service of Harmon Bloodgood, the only Civil War veteran buried at St. Paul's who served in the regular army, with the 3rd U.S. Cavalry. He is buried at St. Paul's.

Joseph Gallaudet of the 6th New York Heavy Artillery, a Union Army corporal, seriously wounded in a battle in Virginia, 1864, who is buried at St. Paul's