Huntsville in Walker County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Union Soldiers Graves

Photographed by Jim Evans, February 5, 2007

1. Union Soldiers Graves Marker

Inscription. Seven Union Soldiers who died in the yellow fever epidemic of 1867 are buried here. They were sent to Huntsville during the reconstruction period to maintain order in Walker County four years after the soldiers had been in the penitentiary.

Six of the men buried here are:
Pvt. Wm. Eckhard Died 9/14/1867 Co. B, 26th, U.S. Infantry
Sgt. Arthur Volgner Died 9/15/1867 Co. B, 26th, U.S. Infantry
Pvt. John H. McBride Died 9/18/1867 Co. B, 26th, U.S. Infantry
Pvt. Patrick Downey Died 9/20/1867 Co. B, 26th, U.S. Infantry
Pvt. Freeman Uphold Died 9/25/1867 Co. B, 26th, U.S. Infantry
Capt. J.A. Butler Died 10/1/1867 Co. B, 26th, U.S. Infantry

September 30, 1867, Captain James Butler reported that "Yellow Fever" took five soldiers, all stationed here had it but one. Three soldiers are left at this post. Funeral expense for Pvt. Uphold and Downey was fifteen dollars each. December 31, 1867, the U.S. Government sent eighty-four dollars to pay for funeral expenses for these Union soldiers.

May They Rest in Peace.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1968.

Location. 30° 43.636′ N, 95° 32.83′ W. Marker is in Huntsville

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, Texas, in Walker County. It can be reached from the intersection of Avenue I and 9th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huntsville TX 77320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pleasant Williams Kittrell (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rev. Thomas H. Ball (within shouting distance of this marker); General John Slater Besser (within shouting distance of this marker); The Huntsville Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1867 (within shouting distance of this marker); Anthony Martin Branch (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sam Houston Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); The Death of Sam Houston (within shouting distance of this marker); Henderson Yoakum (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.

Additional keywords. Sam Houston

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Photographed by Jim Evans, February 5, 2007

2. Union Soldiers Graves

Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2011, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 922 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2011, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.