Notable burials · Military
American Civil War veterans buried in Massachusetts
Wikidata records 124 Civil War veterans as buried in 53 of the cemeteries we list in Massachusetts. Mount Auburn Cemetery in North Brighton holds the most, with 37. Massachusetts has the 4th 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.
124
Civil War veterans
53
cemeteries
2%
of notable burials in Massachusetts
1900s
the decade with the most deaths (27)
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Best documented
American Civil War veterans buried in Massachusetts
- Louisa May Alcott1832-1888American novelistSleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, MA
- Henry Wilson1812-1875Vice president of the United States from 1873 to 1875Dell Park Cemetery, Natick, MA
- Albert Bierstadt1830-1902American painterRural Cemetery, New Bedford, MA
- Nathaniel P. Banks1816-1894American politician of Massachusetts and general of the Union ArmyGrove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, MA
- William Smith Clark1826-1886American chemist, soldier, botanist and university teacherWest Cemetery, Amherst Center, MA
- Charles Francis Adams Jr.1835-1915American author and historianMount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, MA
- Charles Devens1820-1891Union Army generalMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Francis Channing Barlow1834-1896Lawyer, politician, and Union General during the American Civil WarOld Burying Ground, Brookline, MA
- Henry Larcom Abbot1831-1927American military officerMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- George Miller Beard1839-1883American neurologistPhillips Academy Cemetery, Andover, MA
- Darius N. Couch1822-1897Soldier, businessman, and naturalist from the United StatesMount Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, MA
- James Barnes1801-1869Union Army generalSpringfield Cemetery, Springfield, MA
- Ebenezer W. Peirce1822-1902Union Army officerAssonet Burying Ground Cemetery, Assonet, MA
- James Henry Carleton1814-1873Officer in the Union army during the American Civil WarMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Charles Henry Davis1807-1877United States Navy admiralCambridge Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Susie Taylor1848-1912African American nurse & writerMount Hope Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- William Harvey Carney1840-1908United States Army Medal of Honor recipientOak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, MA
- Henry Hoolulu Pitman1845-1863American Civil War soldierMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Henry B. Carrington1824-1912Union Army GeneralFairview Cemetery, Readville, MA
- John G. Barnard1815-1882Union Army generalCenter Cemetery, Sheffield, MA
- William F. Draper1842-1910American politicianHopedale Village Cemetery, Hopedale, MA
- Henry L. Eustis1819-1885Union Army generalMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Samuel Chamberlain1829-1908American soldier, painter, and authorMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- George Leonard Andrews1828-1899Union Army generalMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- William Cogswell1838-1895Union Army generalHarmony Grove Cemetery, Peabody, MA
- William Francis Bartlett1840-1876United States Army generalPittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, MA
- Edward F. Jones1828-1913Union Army generalMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Albion P. Howe1818-1897Union Army generalMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- William M. Folger1844-1928United States Navy admiralMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Zealous Bates Tower1819-1900Union army generalCohasset Central Cemetery, Cohasset, MA
- James Armstrong1794-1868United States Navy officer 1794-1868Harmony Grove Cemetery, Peabody, MA
- John Celivergos Zachos1820-1898Greek-American Doctor, Author, Educator, and AbolitionistNewton Cemetery, Newton, MA
- Fitz Henry Warren1816-1878Union Army generalBrimfield Cemetery, Brimfield, MA
- John White Kimball1828-1910Politician in Massachusetts, US; Union Army generalLaurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, MA
- Francis S. Hesseltine1833-1916Medal of honor recipientWyoming Cemetery, Melrose, MA
- Samuel Miller Quincy1832-1887American politicianMount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, MA
- Augustus Pearl Martin1835-1902Union United States Army officerMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Charles Jackson Paine1833-1916Union Army generalMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Charles Russell Lowell1835-1864Union Army generalMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Thomas G. Stevenson1836-1864American generalMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Henry Thatcher1806-1880United States Navy Rear AdmiralForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Azel Ames1845-1908American physician, sanitation authority, and genealogistWoodlawn Cemetery, Everett, MA
- Wilmon W. Blackmar1841-1905Medal of Honor recipient and Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the RepublicCedar Grove Cemetery, Ashmont, MA
- Nehemiah Dyer1839-1910United States Navy admiralWyoming Cemetery, Melrose, MA
- Hannibal Day1804-1891American Union Army officerEvergreen Cemetery, Leominster, MA
- Frederick S. Neilon1846-1916United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSt. Paul's Catholic Cemetery, Tufts University, MA
- George B. Boomer1832-1863Union Army colonelRural Cemetery & Crematory, Worcester, MA
- Greely S. Curtis1830-1897Brigadier general in the United States Army during the American Civil WarMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- James Freeman Curtis1825-1914American chief of policeMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Charles James Barclay1843-2000United States Navy admiralRural Cemetery, New Bedford, MA
- James Lowry Donaldson1814-1885American soldier and authorMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- James Wolfe Ripley1794-1870Union Army generalSpringfield Cemetery, Springfield, MA
- John Ancrum Winslow1811-1873United States Navy admiralForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr.1836-1924United States Navy admiralForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Thomas J.C. Amory1828-1864American generalForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Franklin S. Nickerson1826-1917American generalForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- William Dwight1831-1888Union Army generalForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Thomas H. Dunham1840-1925Brigadier general in the United States Army during the American Civil WarNorth Beverly Cemetery, Beverly, MA
- Luis F. Emilio1844-1918Union Army officerHarmony Grove Cemetery, Peabody, MA
- Hugh Hamilton1830-1890United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipientOak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA
- Thomas Sherwin1839-1914American generalVillage Cemetery, Dedham, MA
- Charles Chauncey Dwight1830-1902(1830-1902) former New York Supreme Court justiceStockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, MA
- James B. Chandler1837-1899American military officerVine Hills Cemetery, Plymouth, MA
- Samuel C. Wright1842-1906Sergeant during the American Civil War and recipient of the Medal of HonorOak Grove Cemetery, Plymouth, MA
- George P. Hawkes1824-1903Brigadier general in the United States Army during the American Civil WarPine Grove Cemetery, Templeton, MA
- Isaac F. Shepard1816-1889Union Army general and United States Army generalWildwood Cemetery, Ashland, MA
- Charles A. Hunter1843-1912United States Army Medal of Honor recipientPine Grove Cemetery, Spencer, MA
- Daniel D. Stevens1839-1916United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientWalnut Grove Cemetery, Danvers, MA
- Charles Swasey1839-1862United States Navy officerMount Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, MA
- Edward Winslow Hinks1830-1894United States generalMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- John McFarland1840-1881United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientLowell Cemetery, Lowell, MA
- John Michael Tobin1841-1898Politician in Massachusetts, US (circa 1835-1898); United States Army Medal of Honor recipientMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Norwood Penrose Hallowell1839-1914Union Army officerMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Joseph Cushing Edmands1842-1878American military officer (1842-1879); brigadier general in the United States Army during the American Civil WarMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Robert Cowdin1805-1874Union Army generalMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Charles Folsom Walcott1836-1887Union Army generalMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Thomas Edward Chickering1824-1871American military officer (1824-1870); brigadier general in the United States Army during the American Civil WarMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Edward W. Hooper1839-1901Union Army officerMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Hasbrouck Davis1827-1870American generalRural Cemetery & Crematory, Worcester, MA
- Thomas Cass1821-1862Union Army officer and businessmanMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Paul Joseph Revere1832-1863Union officer in American Civil WarMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Charles Steedman1811-1890American Navy admiralMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Everett Peabody1830-1862Union Army officerSpringfield Cemetery, Springfield, MA
- John M. Deane1840-1914United States Army Medal of Honor recipientAssonet Burying Ground Cemetery, Assonet, MA
- Lewis A. Horton1842-1916American sailorForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- George H. Perkins1836-1899United States Navy officerForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- William Raymond Lee1807-1891American officer in the Union Army during the American Civil WarForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Thomas Plunkett1841-1885United States Army Medal of Honor recipientHope Cemetery, Worcester, MA
- Bartlett Laffey1841-1901United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientMount Calvary Cemetery, Clarendon Hills, MA
- William D. Newland1841-1914United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientProspect Hill Cemetery, Millis, MA
- Alonzo G. Draper1835-1865Brigadier general in the United States Army during the American Civil WarPine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, MA
- James W. Verney1834-1902United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipientCedar Grove Cemetery, Ashmont, MA
- Alexander Mack1834-1907American naval officerSaint Patricks Cemetery, Fall River, MA
- Orlando Boss1844-1931Recipient of the Medal of HonorLaurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, MA
- James H. Wolff1847-1913American lawyerRidgelawn Cemetery, Bemis, MA
- John Walsh1841-1924American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient born in IrelandSaint Benedicts Cemetery, Springfield, MA
- Edward Needles Hallowell1836-1871United States civil war officerMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Charles A. Whittier1840-1908United States Army generalMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- William S. Tilton1828-1889Union United States Army officerMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- William Jackson1818-1900American abolitionist, Underground Railroad agent, Baptist minister, and Union army chaplainOak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, MA
- George Bigelow Chase1835-1902American shoemaker and merchantMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Samuel Storrow Higginson1842-1907American writerMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- J. Winthrop Taylor1817-1880American Navy surgeon generalMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Josiah "Joe" Vincent Meigs Sr.1840-1907Civil War Captain and InventorLowell Cemetery, Lowell, MA
- Frazar A. Stearns1840-1862United States Army officerWest Cemetery, Amherst Center, MA
- William Sterling King1818-1882American army officer, politician in MassachusettsForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Henry Thielberg1828-1890Forest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- John W. Wagner1837-1896Union Army soldier in the American Civil WarForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Charles H. Pinkham1844-1920United States Army Medal of Honor recipientHope Cemetery, Worcester, MA
- Daniel Day Wiley1837-1893Union Army generalGreenlawn Cemetery, Nahant, MA
- Alphonso M. Lunt1837-1917American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientCambridge Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Benjamin Larned1794-1862American colonel and Paymaster General of the United States ArmyPittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, MA
- William B. Poole1833-1904United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientPine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, MA
- Benjamin Franklin Falls1824-1864American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientPine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, MA
- James A. Cunningham1830-1892Brigadier general in the United States Army during the American Civil WarOak Grove Cemetery, Gloucester, MA
- John G. B. Adams1841-1900United States Army Medal of Honor recipientPine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, MA
- Henry Elijah Alvord1844-1904American educator and soldierGreen River Cemetery, Greenfield, MA
- Benjamin Holt Ticknor1842-1914American soldier and businessmanMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- William Davis Brackett1840-1932American Civil War soldierMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- American physicianMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Isaac Warren Starbird1839-1907American Civil War generalForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- James M. Drennan1834-1905Deputy sheriff and chief of police in Worcester, MassachusettsHope Cemetery, Worcester, MA
- John Hammill Abbott1848-1902American physicianOak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA
- Erastus Blakeslee1838-1908Born 1838; died 1908Walnut Hills Cemetery, Bellevue, MA
Showing the 124 with the most Wikipedia language editions, of 124. Cemetery pages list everyone recorded there.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1860s15
- 1870s12
- 1880s16
- 1890s22
- 1900s27
- 1910s23
- 1920s6
- 1930s2
- 2000s1
By recorded year of death, for the 124 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Mount Auburn Cemetery · North Brighton, MA37
- Forest Hills Cemetery · Roslindale, MA13
- Pine Grove Cemetery · Lynn, MA4
- Harmony Grove Cemetery · Peabody, MA3
- Hope Cemetery · Worcester, MA3
- Springfield Cemetery · Springfield, MA3
- Pittsfield Cemetery · Pittsfield, MA2
- Oak Grove Cemetery · Fall River, MA2
- Lowell Cemetery · Lowell, MA2
- Rural Cemetery · New Bedford, MA2
- Oak Grove Cemetery · New Bedford, MA2
- Wyoming Cemetery · Melrose, MA2
- Mount Wollaston Cemetery · Quincy, MA2
- Cambridge Cemetery · North Brighton, MA2
- West Cemetery · Amherst Center, MA2
- Assonet Burying Ground Cemetery · Assonet, MA2
- Cedar Grove Cemetery · Ashmont, MA2
- Rural Cemetery & Crematory · Worcester, MA2
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery · Taunton, MA2
- Laurel Hill Cemetery · Fitchburg, MA2
- Cohasset Central Cemetery · Cohasset, MA1
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery · Concord, MA1
- Prospect Hill Cemetery · Millis, MA1
- Phillips Academy Cemetery · Andover, MA1
- Woodlawn Cemetery · Everett, MA1
Top 25 of 53 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
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Other notable burials in Massachusetts
Writers and poets657United States representatives259Scientists217Painters, sculptors and photographers189Business leaders188Architects158Physicians154Journalists140Actors112Inventors and engineers90Baseball players86Musicians and singers84Medal of Honor recipients72Governors57World War II veterans57American football players50United States senators40World War I veterans38Pulitzer Prize winners22Spanish-American War veterans18American Revolutionary War veterans15
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.