Spanish-American War veterans buried in New York
Wikidata records 57 Spanish-American War veterans as buried in 22 of the cemeteries we list in New York. West Point Cemetery in West Point holds the most, with 24. New York has the 2nd highest count of any state, out of 630 nationally.
People recorded as having taken part in the Spanish-American War.
Map of cemeteries
Each point is a cemetery; open it for everyone recorded there.
Spanish-American War veterans buried in New York
- Hermann Ziegner1864-1898United States Army Medal of Honor recipientCalvary Cemetery, Manhattan, NY
- William Hart1866-1899United States Navy machinist and recipient of the Medal of HonorGreen - Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
- James H. Bennett1851-1900United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientCold Spring Cemetery, Cold Spring, NY
- Richard Henry Savage1846-1903American military officer and writerWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- William S. Worth1840-1904American generalOak Hill Cemetery, Nyack, NY
- Eugene Griffin1855-1907American military and civil engineerWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Elwell Stephen Otis1838-1909Union Army generalMount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY
- Wesley Merritt1836-1910Union Army generalWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Hamilton S. Hawkins1834-1910United States Army generalWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Frederick Dent Grant1850-1912United States Army general and son of Ulysses S. GrantWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- John Jacob Astor IV1864-1912American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonelTrinity Church Cemetery, New York City, NY
- Albert Leopold Mills1854-1916United States Army Major General, Medal of Honor awardeeWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- United States Army generalWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Jacob Ford Kent1835-1918United States Army general in the Spanish-American WarWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Aaron Ward1851-1918United States Navy admiralGreen - Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
- Theodore Roosevelt1858-191926th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay Cove, NY
- John W. Heard1860-1922U.S. Army officer and Spanish-American War Medal of Honor recipientWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Franz Kramer1865-1924United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientCalvary Cemetery, Manhattan, NY
- Anton Olsen1873-1924United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientCypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
- Robert Lee Howze1864-1926United States Army general of World War IWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- George Washington Goethals1858-1928United States Army officer and civil engineerWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Luovi Halling1867-1928United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientSaint Michael's Cemetery, Manhattan, NY
- Philip Mesier Lydig1867-1929American stockbrokerGreen - Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
- Ardolph L. Kline1858-1930American politicianHoly Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
- Frank E. Wade1873-1930American football player and coach, lawyer, piano manufacturerOakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, NY
- Nick Erickson1870-1931United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientWoodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, NY
- George LeRoy Irwin1868-1931United States generalWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Edward Leonard King1873-1933American football player and coach, United States Army officerWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Merch Bradt Stewart1875-1934United States Army generalWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- William H. Morin1869-1935United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientSaint John Cemetery, Queens, NY
- John P. S. Chidwick1863-1935US Navy chaplain, USS MaineCalvary Cemetery, Manhattan, NY
- Joseph Sampson Stevens1865-1935American solider and sportsmanGreen - Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
- John Biddle1859-1936American Army general and superintendent of the United States Military AcademyWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Michael Kearney1874-1937Private in the United States Marine Corps during the Spanish, American War, recipient of the Medal of HonorHoly Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
- Samuel Hof1870-1937United States Army major generalWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Adelbert Cronkhite1861-1937Officer in the United States ArmyWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Wilford Bacon Hoggatt1865-1938American naval officer and sixth Governor of the District of AlaskaForest Hill Cemetery, Utica, NY
- Thomas Hoban1872-1939United States Army Medal of Honor recipientCalvary Cemetery, Manhattan, NY
- Joseph John Franklin1870-1940United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientCypress Hills Cemetery, Queens, NY
- George P. Scriven1854-1940Chief Signal Officer, U.S. ArmyWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Palmer E. Pierce1865-1940United States Army generalWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- John Taliaferro Thompson1860-1940United States Army officerWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Lauritz Nelson1860-1941United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientLong Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY
- Alfred J. Kennedy1877-1944American politicianLong Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY
- Damon Runyon1880-1946American writerWoodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, NY
- William H. Hay1860-1946United States Army generalWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Halstead Dorey1874-1946United States major generalWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- George McClellan Derby1856-1948Derby, George McClellan; class of 1878West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Robert Galbraith1878-1949United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientLong Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY
- George Fried1877-1949British ship's captainMount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
- Edward J. Timberlake1869-1950American Army officerWest Point Cemetery, West Point, NY
- Fox Conner1874-1951United States Army generalDale Cemetery, Ossining, NY
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.1877-1952U.S. Republican politician from New YorkTemple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, NY
- Lewis Stone1879-1953American actorKensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY
- Percival Clinton Thomas1879-1956American artist, 1879-1956Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY
- Sumner K. Gerard1874-1966Green - Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
- Jones Morgan1882-1993American supercentenarianForest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Deaths by decade
- 1890s2
- 1900s5
- 1910s9
- 1920s7
- 1930s15
- 1940s12
- 1950s5
- 1960s1
- 1990s1
By recorded year of death, for the 57 people with one.
Where they are buried
- West Point Cemetery · West Point, NY24
- Green - Wood Cemetery · Brooklyn, NY5
- Long Island National Cemetery · Farmingdale, NY4
- Calvary Cemetery · Manhattan, NY4
- Holy Cross Cemetery · Brooklyn, NY2
- Woodlawn Cemetery · The Bronx, NY2
- Oakwood Cemetery · Syracuse, NY1
- Cypress Hills National Cemetery · Brooklyn, NY1
- Saint John Cemetery · Queens, NY1
- Cypress Hills Cemetery · Queens, NY1
- Youngs Memorial Cemetery · Oyster Bay Cove, NY1
- Mount Hope Cemetery · Rochester, NY1
- Mount Hope Cemetery · Hastings-on-Hudson, NY1
- Saint Michael's Cemetery · Manhattan, NY1
- Forest Lawn Cemetery · Buffalo, NY1
- Kensico Cemetery · Valhalla, NY1
- Forest Hill Cemetery · Utica, NY1
- Dale Cemetery · Ossining, NY1
- Oak Hill Cemetery · Nyack, NY1
- Temple Hill Cemetery · Geneseo, NY1
- Trinity Church Cemetery · New York City, NY1
- Cold Spring Cemetery · Cold Spring, NY1
Other notable burials in New York
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.