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Shohola Railroad Accident Memorial

 
 
Shohola Railroad Accident Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, May 30, 2010
1. Shohola Railroad Accident Memorial
Inscription.
(Federal Side):
Erected by the
United States
to the memory of the following soldiers, privates in the Eleventh Veteran Reserve Corps. Comprising the Union guard who were killed with their Confederate prisoners of war in the railroad accident near Shohola, Pa., July 15, 1864, whose unidentified remains, together with those of the Confederate prisoners, have been removed to this cemetery.

William H. Cornell Co. I * Richard Price Co. H
Henry French Co. E * David Smith Co. K
John A. Hart Co. H * Daniel Spicer Co. C
Isaac Jackson Co. A * Hart W. Vanalstine Co. E
Thomas M. Jeffery Co. A * Ozro Vannorman Co. A
Joseph Lingo Co. A * Gotlieb Volz Co. E
John S. Martin Co. F * Lyman Wetherby Co. F
Edmund Plass Co. F * Adam Wilkinson Co. F
Philip Witchert Co. C.

(Confederate Side):
Erected by the
United States
To mark the burial place of forty-nine Confederate soldiers who, while prisoners of war, were killed in a railroad accident near Shohola, Pennsylvania, and whose remains were there buried, but subsequently removed to this cemetery, where the individual graves cannot now be identified.

Names-------------Co. Regt.
Adams, Joseph A 51 N.C.
Baker, Jesse E. F 51 N.C.
Baxley, John W. A 31 N.C.
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J.H., Corp. C 51 N.C.
Bird, .H. I 26 Va.
Bowers, W. B 48 N.C.
Briggs, R. E 31 N.C.
Bright J.W. A 26 Va.
Bryant, Travers I 51 N.C.
Cain M. Pegram's Va. Batty.
Callehan C. C 10-Cav.
Cary, J.W. I 51 N.C.
Center, C.O. H 52 N.C.
Davis, John D. I 51 N.C.
Dever, N.H. I 51 N.C.
Fuller, Byam H 24 Ga.
Gatton, W.F. B 35 Va. Cav.
Green, Henry A 9 Va.
Ham, Wm. B. Sgt. E 8 N.C.
Hardison, J.J. I 51 N.C.
Hatch, J.S. H 53 N.C.
Haynes, R.P. Sgt. H 26 Va.
Jackson, Wm. M. C 53 Ga.
Joiner, A. C 13 Va.
Jones, Wm. A. D 22 Va.
Lee, S.W. K 8 N.C.
McCorquadale, M. I 51 N.C
McCurvey, T.W. K 16 Ga.
McQuaque, A B 31 N.C.
Manning, Wallace F 31 N.C.
Mitchell, Joseph B 42 Va. Cav.
Munroe, Duncan I 51 N.C.
Parks, J.C. H 22 Va.
Patrick, J.N. H 26 Va.
Peiks, J.D. E 47 Va.
Pitchford, R.D. E 1 N.C. Cav.
Pope, D.W. I 51 N.C.
Reaser, Philip D 26 Va. Battn.
Reuls, J.W. E 31 N.C.
Samkins, T.C. C 2 Ga. Cav.
Sanford, J.F. A 44 N.C.
Sangford, W.B. K 16 Ga.
Sapt, F.W. E 22 N.C.
Smatley, G. C. C Ga. Legion
Stauffer, N.B. D 42 N.C.
Strickland, T.J. I 51 N.C.
Vaughan, Henry E 47 Va.
Watson, S.D., Sgt. F 51 N.C.
Williams, Jas. H. K 53 Ga.
 
Erected 1911.
 
Topics and series.
Federal Side of Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, May 30, 2010
2. Federal Side of Memorial
This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 15, 1864.
 
Location. 42° 6.617′ N, 76° 49.626′ W. Marker is in Elmira, New York, in Chemung County. Marker can be reached from Davis Street, on the right when traveling south. Located in the Confederate section of Woodlawn National Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elmira NY 14901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Confederate Burials (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Burials in the National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Soldiers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Woodlawn National Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A National Cemetery System (about 300 feet away); Address by President Lincoln (about 300 feet away); John W. Jones (approx. 0.2 miles away); John W. Jones Museum (approx. ¼ mile away); Colonel John Hendy (approx. ¼ mile away); Augustus W. Cowles (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elmira.
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Shohola Railroad Accident.
 
Also see . . .
Confederate Side of Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, May 30, 2010
3. Confederate Side of Memorial
 Shohola train wreck. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 2, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Shohola Railroad Accident Memorial Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 20, 2015
4. Shohola Railroad Accident Memorial Monument
Shohola Railroad Accident Memorial Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 20, 2015
5. Shohola Railroad Accident Memorial Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,875 times since then and 57 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week July 14, 2019. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 22, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.   4, 5. submitted on October 31, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.

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