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

500 U.S. Soldiers of the Civil War are Here Interred

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 11, 2019

1. 500 U.S. Soldiers of the Civil War are Here Interred Marker

Inscription. 500 U.S. Soldiers of the
Civil War
are here Interred

John Barney • John P. Beirne • John C. Biglow • William H. Brown
John Conway • Albert D. Dailey • Charles David • John Driskell
George Earlenbough • Marmaduke Foster • Soloman Francis
John Glass • Archibald Hatfield • Joseph Hilpert • Nathan Julien
Michael Kneafsey • Henry Kuble • Albert J. Lewis • John Lewis
Robert McNickle • John Miller • Jacob Mickey • Jeremiah Noonan
Edward O’Brien • Patrick O’Dell • Elizah C. Penn • Gustav Pfyffer
Robert N. Rattan • Mathew Rayer • John H. Sagle • Charles Seabole
Daniel J. Smith • Robert Smith • John T. Soper • William Wallace

The others are known but to God

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.

Location. 40° 11.929′ N, 77° 10.704′ W. Memorial is in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It can be reached from York Road (Pennsylvania Route 74) south of Ashland Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in Ashland

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Cemetery Soldiers' Lot, which is located in Section D (west side) of Ashland Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Carlisle PA 17013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ashland Soldiers' Lot (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Artillery in Carlisle (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Seven Gables Park (about 700 feet away); LeTort Spring Run (approx. ¼ mile away); Stream-Based Industry (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Patrick's Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Saint Patrick Church & Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jerry Gapp (approx. 0.4 miles

500 U.S. Soldiers of the Civil War are Here Interred Marker (<i>wide view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 11, 2019

2. 500 U.S. Soldiers of the Civil War are Here Interred Marker (wide view)

away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlisle.

Also see . . . Ashland Cemetery Soldiers' Lot. National Cemeteries Administration website entry:
The soldiers’ lot in Ashland Cemetery contains one mass grave of 500 Union soldiers, only 35 of whom are identified. In 1960, the Federal Government erected a granite monument at the mass grave. A bronze plaque is inscribed, “500 U.S. Soldiers of the Civil War Are Here Interred / The Others Are Known But To God.” The inscription also includes the name of the identified soldiers. (Submitted on June 12, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

The entire north half of Ashland Soldier's Lot is dedicated to these 500 soldiers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 11, 2019

3. The entire north half of Ashland Soldier's Lot is dedicated to these 500 soldiers

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 729 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 12, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.