Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lincoln Cemetery

Walking Tour Stop 21

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 5, 2009

1. Lincoln Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
Lincoln Cemetery is the final resting place for at least forty African American Civil War veterans, representing the famous 54th and 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiments, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry, 7th, 31st, 39th and the 44th Regiment. Included in this number are the following U.S. Colored Troops Regiments that were trained at Camp William Penn, located outside of Philadelphia, at LaMott, Pa.: 8th, 22nd, 25th, 32nd, 43rd and 127th.

The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was the first African American Regiment in the United States Army; raised by the Governor of Massachusetts soon after the Emancipation Proclamation. At least five veterans buried here served with the 54th and one served with the 55th. These veterans fought in the battle of Fort Wagner in South Carolina. "This battle made Fort Wagner such a name to the black race as Bunker Hill has been to the Yankees." (New York Tribune).

The following World War I veterans were buried in the Lincoln Cemetery: William Mason, William Strange, and Byron L. Taylor.

Erected by Historic Carlisle, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.

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40° 12.355′ N, 77° 11.487′ W. Marker is in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. Marker is along the trail in Memorial Park, about 175 feet northwest of the intersection of Penn and Pitt Streets. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carlisle PA 17013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Jordan Gravestone (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Lincoln Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); 54th & 55th Massachusetts Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); The Union Fire Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marianne Moore (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vale-Himes Park Landmark Lines (approx. ¼ mile away); Health Through History (approx. ¼ mile away); Dickinson’s Historic Triangle (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlisle.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Lincoln Cemetery Memorial Park. (Submitted on March 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Additional commentary.
1. Memorial Park Cemetery marker names
Memorial Park
In memory of those buried here
J.C.P ∙ Amelia Hodge ∙ Peter Hodge ∙ Peter Hodge Jr. ∙ George W. Hodge ∙Cyrus

Photo of Lincoln Cemetery on Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jim Bradley, November 1971

2. Photo of Lincoln Cemetery on Marker

Courtesy of Cumberland County Historical Society

Richardson ∙ Adalade Richardson ∙ A.R.J. ∙ Annie R. Jordon ∙ Elizabeth Ricketts ∙ A.A. ∙ Diana Roberts ∙Mary C. Johnson ∙Francis Ann Johnson ∙ William Johnson ∙ Catherine Clenlems ∙ Charles I. Howard ∙ Stephen Taylor ∙S.J.S. ∙ Daniel Fisher ∙M.E. ∙Hannah Beary ∙ George W. Jackson ∙ Joseph Mackey ∙Wm. Massing ∙ Mary V. Foulk ∙ John C. Peck ∙ Holms Hodge ∙ Henrietta Hodge ∙ Edward Hodge ∙ Rev. Benjamin Darks ∙ Charlotte Richardson ∙ Mary Richardson ∙ S.A. Jordon ∙Emily Thomson ∙ Jeanne Thomson ∙ Mrs. Mary Wood ∙ Joseph E. Johnson ∙ Francis E. Johnson ∙William Johnson ∙ Aaron R. Johnson ∙ C.N.J. ∙ Sgt. Robert A. Rondel ∙ James Imes ∙ E. H. ∙ James Jones ∙ S.E. ∙ Alexander Washington ∙ Henry W. Spradley ∙ Rev. Nathaniel J. Stubbs ∙ Nancy Walters ∙ George W. Foulk ∙ Mary J. Peck ∙ Augustus Hodge ∙ William Hodge ∙ Florence Hodge ∙ Elizabeth Darks ∙Rupmemia Richardson ∙ Amelia Richardson ∙ Rachela Jordon ∙ Ulyses & Mary Thomson ∙ May W. Webb ∙ Catherine Anderson ∙ Samuel H. Johnson ∙ Theodore Johnson ∙ Margarett E. Johnson ∙

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 5, 2009

3. Lincoln Cemetery Marker

Distant marker near fence

Henry Clenlems ∙ Charles M. Johnson ∙ Henry Johnson ∙ James Bailey ∙ Elizabeth Hollins ∙ Mary A. Jones ∙ Mary Elbert ∙ Richard Whitling ∙ J.O. Williams ∙ Mary E. Stubbs ∙ James Welcome ∙ Clarissa Johnson
Dedicated May 30, 1974

— Submitted January 25, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.

Memorial Park Lincoln Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 5, 2009

4. Memorial Park Lincoln Cemetery Marker

List of Interred
Marker dedicated May 30, 1974

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 778 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 17, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.