Near Sierra Vista in Cochise County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Union Soldiers Buried in Historic Cemetery
Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Photographed By Stephen Siemsen
1. Union Soldiers Buried in Historic Cemetery Marker
Located at the Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
holds the remains of
18 California Volunteers who died
at Fort Lowell during the Civil War and a
Civil War Veteran of the U.S. Colored Troops.
Their graves are marked with a GAR star.
Sgt. John C. McQuade - Co.B, 2 Calif. Calvary - July 12, 1862 1st Sgt. Elijah Perry - Co. A, 1 Calif. Calvary - Aug. 12, 1862 Pvt. Jacob Smith Co. G, 5 Calif. Infantry - Oct. 3, 1862 Pvt. Samuel Riddle - Co. E, Calif. Infantry Pct. George W. Ward - Co. B, Calif. Calvary Pvt. William Sayers Co. I, 5 Calif. Infantry Aug. 20, 1863 Pvt. James A. Richards - Co. H, 1 Calif. Infantry - July 12, 1862 Pvt. James Todd - Co. E, 5 Calif. Infantry - Died of Wounds Sep. 6, 1862 Pvt. Samuel DeCoster Co. D, 1 Calif. Infantry - Oct. 25, 1862 Cpl. William W. Handy - Co. G, 1 Calif. Infantry - Feb. 6, 1863 Musician William Uttley - Co. H, Calif. Infantry - May 2, 1863 Pvt. Milton McConkey - Co. I, 5 Calif. Infantry - Dec. 8, 1863 Mr. Isaac Thompson (?) - Pvt. Co. D, 24 U.S.C.T. 1851 - April 7, 1905 Pvt. John W. Brehmer - Co. A, 5 Calif. Calvary - July 29, 1862 Pvt. Thomas W. Hull - Co. D, 1 Calif. Infantry - Sep. 10, 1862 Pvt. George A. McFarland - Co. G, 5 Calif. Infantry - Died of Wounds Oct. 30, 1862 Pvt. William Dean - Co. G, 1 Calif. Infantry - Feb. 8, 1863 Pvt. Robert Meanor
this page online
Erected 2010 by Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, Department of the Pacific.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1828.
Location. 31° 32.46′ N, 110° 18.24′ W. Marker is near Sierra Vista, Arizona, in Cochise County. Marker can be reached from Buffalo Soldier Trail. The Historic Cemetery is located within the Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1300 Buffalo Soldier Trail, Sierra Vista AZ 85635, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Arizona Confederate Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Unknown Soldiers" (about 300 feet away); POW/MIA Monument (approx. Ό mile away); USO Club / NCO Annex / Army Service Club (approx. 0.9 miles away); La Casita Restaurant (approx. 1.1 miles away); Carmichael House/Sierra Vista Realty (approx. 1.1 miles away); Carmichael Elementary School (approx. 1½ miles away); RC 12G Crazyhorse (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sierra Vista.
Photographed By Stephen Siemsen, May 30, 2010
2. Union Soldiers Buried in Historic Cemetery Marker
