Notable burials · Military
American Civil War veterans buried in California
Wikidata records 78 Civil War veterans as buried in 29 of the cemeteries we list in California. San Francisco National Cemetery in San Francisco holds the most, with 20. California has the 9th highest count of any state, out of 2,411 nationally.
People recorded as having taken part in the American Civil War, or as having served in the Union or Confederate army.
78
Civil War veterans
29
cemeteries
1%
of notable burials in California
1900s
the decade with the most deaths (17)
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In order of death
American Civil War veterans buried in California
- Edward Dickinson Baker1811-1861American politician, lawyer and military leaderSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Roderick N. Matheson1824-1862Union Army officerOak Mound Cemetery, Healdsburg, CA
- George Wright1803-1865Union United States Army generalSacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, CA
- Frederick Steele1819-1868United States Army officerWoodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Selim E. Woodworth1815-1871American naval officer and politicianCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Howard B. Cushing1838-1871Union Army officerSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Barton S. Alexander1819-1878Architect and Union Army generalSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- William T. Glassell1831-1879Confederate Navy officerAngelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- John C. Cremony1815-1879American newspapermanSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- David McDougal1809-1882United States Navy admiralMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- William Allen1845-1882U.S. Army soldier, born 1845San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- George Prance1827-1885United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- Irvin McDowell1818-1885American generalSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Benjamin Hilliker1843-1888United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Washington Lafayette Elliott1825-1888Union Army generalSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- David S. Terry1823-1889American judgeStockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, CA
- Jeremiah C. Sullivan1830-1890Union United States Army generalMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- Matthew Arther1835-1890United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Harry I. Thornton1834-1895American lawyer and politicianCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Charles Wesley Breyfogle1841-1895American mayor, physician, bankerOak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, CA
- Thomas C. H. Smith1819-1897Union generalSanta Barbara Cemetery, Montecito, CA
- Joel Adams Fithian1839-1898Santa Barbara Cemetery, Montecito, CA
- Henry Brevard Davidson1831-1899American generalMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- George Washington Bowie1827-1901American generalAlhambra Cemetery, Martinez, CA
- Tyree H. Bell1815-1902Confederate States Army brigadier generalBethel Cemetery, Del Rey, CA
- William Burchell Hooper1836-1903California hotel proprietor and civic leaderCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- William Pittenger1840-1904Recipient of the Medal of HonorFallbrook Pioneer Odd Fellows Cemetery, Fallbrook, CA
- Lewis Tappan Barney1844-1904Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Peter T. Swaine1831-1904Swaine, Peter T; class of 1852Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Charles Herman Allen1828-1904(1828-1904) President of San José State UniversityOak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, CA
- Oliver Duff Greene1833-1904United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Joseph Stewart1822-1904American army commanderSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Henry T. Johns1828-1906American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- William Rufus Shafter1835-1906United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- William Wood Porter1826-1907American military officer and juristSanta Rosa Rural Cemetery, Santa Rosa, CA
- Henry Glass1844-1908United States Navy admiralMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- Griffin Seward1842-1908United States Army Medal of Honor recipientLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Charles W. Adams1834-1909American military officerMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- Mason Carter (Soldier)1834-1909United States Army Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- George B. Cosby1830-1909Confederate States Army brigadier generalSacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, CA
- Timothy Sullivan1835-1910Medal of Honor recipientLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Charles DeRudio1832-1910U.S. Army officer who fought in the 7th U.S. Cavalry at the Battle of the Little BighornSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- William R. Parnell1836-1910United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Joseph S. Reynolds1839-1911Soldier, lawyer, politicianSanta Barbara Cemetery, Montecito, CA
- Thornton Chase1847-1912American poetInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- Emmer Bowen1830-1912Recipient of the Medal of HonorAngelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Sherman Otis Houghton1828-1914American military officer and politicianAngelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Allen Allensworth1842-1914American enslaved person, Buffalo Soldier and religious leaderAngelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Milton J. Daniels1838-1914American military officer and politicianEvergreen Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Norman F. Bates1839-1915Medal of Honor recipientForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- George Hugh Smith1834-1915American lawyerInglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
- William W. Fraser1844-1915United States Army Medal of Honor recipientIndependent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, East Los Angeles, CA
- Ensign Hill King1838-1918American reverend, chaplainTulocay Cemetery, Napa, CA
- George H. Eldridge1844-1918United States Army Medal of Honor recipientLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- James Coey1841-1918Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Henry E. Noyes1839-1919American army officer who fought in the American Civil War, the Great Sioux War of 1876 and the Spanish-American WarSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- James M. Bell1837-1919American Army generalSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Charles Woodruff1845-1920Brigadier GeneralSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Oscar Walter Farenholt1845-1920United States Navy admiralSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Charles Schroeter1837-1921US Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipientMiramar National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Olin Wellborn1843-1921American politicianAngelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- James Colegrove1830-1922American bookseller, publisher, and Union Army officerForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Hannah Judkins Starbird1832-1922American nurse in the Civil WarAngelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Milton L. Haney1825-1922United States Army Medal of Honor recipientMountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, CA
- Luther Kaltenbach1843-1922Medal of Honor recipientLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Lyman Stewart1840-1923American businessmanAngelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Anthony Wayne Vogdes1843-1923American Army officer and palaeontologistSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Carrie Wilkins Pollard1842-1924American Civil War nurseMaxwell Cemetery, Maxwell, CA
- Charles W. Rundle1842-1924United States Army Medal of Honor recipientLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Frederick Henry Wales1845-1925California minister and mountaineerLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Newton T. Gould1843-1925Recipient of the Medal of HonorSacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, CA
- Edward Kirkpatrick1841-1925GeneralHoly Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, CA
- James Madison1842-1926United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Nelson W. Ward1837-1929United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSunnyside Cemetery, Signal Hill, CA
- Isham Mullenix1844-1930American Civil War veteran and sawmill owner in Tulare County, CaliforniaThree Rivers Cemetery, Three Rivers, CA
- James Sweeney1845-1931Recipient of the Medal of HonorLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Moses A. Luce1842-1933American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientGreenwood Cemetery, National City, CA
- F. R. Covey1868-1951Captain in U.S. civil war, early settler in Riverside, CAEvergreen Cemetery, Riverside, CA
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1860s4
- 1870s5
- 1880s7
- 1890s7
- 1900s17
- 1910s17
- 1920s17
- 1930s3
- 1950s1
By recorded year of death, for the 78 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- San Francisco National Cemetery · San Francisco, CA20
- Angelus Rosedale Cemetery · Los Angeles, CA9
- Mountain View Cemetery · Oakland, CA7
- Los Angeles National Cemetery · Los Angeles, CA7
- Cypress Lawn Memorial Park · Colma, CA3
- Sacramento City Cemetery · Sacramento, CA3
- Santa Barbara Cemetery · Montecito, CA3
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park · Glendale, CA2
- Evergreen Cemetery · Riverside, CA2
- Oak Hill Memorial Park · San Jose, CA2
- Inglewood Park Cemetery · Inglewood, CA2
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery · Colma, CA1
- Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum · Altadena, CA1
- Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery · San Diego, CA1
- Miramar National Cemetery · San Diego, CA1
- Tulocay Cemetery · Napa, CA1
- Woodlawn Memorial Park · Colma, CA1
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery · Los Angeles, CA1
- Greenwood Cemetery · National City, CA1
- Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery · Santa Rosa, CA1
- Fallbrook Pioneer Odd Fellows Cemetery · Fallbrook, CA1
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery · East Los Angeles, CA1
- Three Rivers Cemetery · Three Rivers, CA1
- Bethel Cemetery · Del Rey, CA1
- Stockton Rural Cemetery · Stockton, CA1
Top 25 of 29 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
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Other notable burials in California
Actors3,238Writers and poets1,282Musicians and singers950World War II veterans454Business leaders340Painters, sculptors and photographers300Baseball players260World War I veterans207Scientists198Journalists189United States representatives172American football players154Medal of Honor recipients145Inventors and engineers131Architects114Physicians92Aviators and astronauts81Korean War veterans73Spanish-American War veterans50Boxers48Basketball players46Governors35United States senators32Vietnam War veterans24Mexican-American War veterans18Nobel Prize laureates15
Method
How this list is made
A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.
Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.