Takoma in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Roll Call
Rock Creek Park
| | National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior | |
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, March 3, 2013
1. Roll Call Marker
As the gallant soldiers that are interred at the cemetery marched onto the battlefield on July 11-12, 1864 during the Battle of Fort Stevens, their regimental flags accompanied then into the fight.
Battleground National Cemetery honors these men of valor by placing the names of the fallen under the flags they bravely fought and died for defending the nation's capital. The inner ring of graves are labeled 1-32, and the numbers 33-41 are in the outer ring.
25th New York Calvary
Name · Age · Rank, Company · Origin · Grave
Elijah Hufletin · Private, Company A · New York · 17
Wilhelm Frei (Previously misidentified as William Tray) · Private, Company D · Germany · 19
Alfred C. Starbird · Sergeant, Company A · Pennsylvania · 33
Jeremiah Maloney · Private, Company K · Ireland · 34
Thomas Richardson · Sergeant, Company B · Ireland · 35
61st Pennsylvania Infantry
Name · Age · Rank, Company · Origin · Grave
Edward Garvin (Previously misidentified as Corporal George Garvin) · Corporal, Company I · Pennsylvania · 11
Philip Bowen · Private, Company A · Pennsylvania · 14
Thomas Mcintyre (Previously misidentified as H. McIntire) · Private, Company K · Ireland · 15
Andrew Ashbaugh · Private, Company H · Pennsylvania · 26
William Laughlin · 2nd Lieutenant,
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John Ellis · Private, Company A · Pennsylvania · 36
122nd New York Infantry
Name · Age · Rank, Company · Origin · Grave
John Bentley · Private, Company B · England · 4
John Kennedy (Previously misidentified as John Renia) · Private, Company C · Ireland · 13
David Hogeboom · Private, Company E · New York · 16
Alanson Mosier · Private, Company C · New York · 32
Harvey P.B. Chandler · Private, Company C · New York · 37
139th Pennsylvania Infantry
Name · Age · Rank, Company · Origin · Grave
John Milton Richards · Sergeant, Company H · Pennsylvania · 40
Name · Age · Rank, Company · Origin · Grave
2nd Massachusetts Cavalry
Private John Dolan Name · 21 · Private, Company D · Ireland ·27
77th New York Infantry
Name · Age · Rank, Company · Origin · Grave
Alvarado Mowry · 27 · Private, Company K · New York · 18
Ambrose Mattott · 33 · Corporal, Company G · New York · 25
Andrew Manning · 38 · Private, Company H · Ireland · 29
Andrew J. Dowen · 30 · Private, Company H · New York · 31
43rd New York Infantry
Name · Age · Rank, Company · Origin · Grave
Matthew J. DeGraff · 32 · Private, Company A · New York · 1
Richard Castle (Previously misidentified as Mark Stoneham. Posthumously promoted to 1st Lieutenant July 15, 1864) · 25 · Sergeant, Company
John Davidson · 32 · Private, Company F· Ireland · 3
George W. Farrar · 27 · Corporal, Company G · Canada · 8
Edward C. Barrett · 27 · Corporal, Company E · United States · 30
49th New York Infantry
Flank Marker (Left side showing)
Name · Age · Rank, Company · Origin · Grave
William Ruhle · 25 · Corporal, Company E · Prussia · 22
William Gillette · 22 · Private, Company D · New York ·39
98th Pennsylvania Infantry
Name · Age · Rank, Company · Origin · Grave
George Marquet · 30 · Sergeant, Company E · Germany · 7
Frederick Walther · 29 · Private, Company B · Germany · 10
Bernard Hoerle · 46 · Private, Company C · Germany · 23
Charles Seahouse · 29 · Private, Company K · Germany · 24
93rd Pennsylvania Infantry
Name · Age · Rank, Company · Origin · Grave
William Holtzman · 35 · Company A · Pennsylvania · 20
7th Maine Infantry
Name · Age · Rank, Company · Origin · Grave
John Poekett · 19 · Private, Company F · Maine · 38
37th Massachusetts Infantry
Name · Age · Rank, Company · Origin · Grave
Patrick Lovett · 39 · Private, Unassigned · Ireland · 12
35 Star United States Flag
Name · Age · Rank, Company · Origin · Grave
C.S. Christ · 2nd United States Artillery · unknown · Private, Company G · · 5
George W. Gorton ·
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, March 3, 2013
3. Battle Cemetery Plaque
National Military Cemetery
Battle Cemetery.
Established July 12th 1864.
Internments -- 40.
Known -- 40.
Unknown -- __
1st Rhode Island Cavalry
Transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corps April 1864
Hospitalized May 1864 - July 11th, 1864
E.S. Bavett · unknown · · · 9
Civilian
Former government employee who joined ranks with the Quartermaster's Corps on July 11, 1864.
Russell Stevens · 20 · Private, Company D · · 21
3rd Vermont Infantry
Edward R. Campbell · 92 · Major · · 41
United States Army (Retired).
Formerly a Private of the 2nd Vermont Infantry Second Division of the Union Army 6th Corps. Interred at the cemetery March 1936
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Defenses of Washington, and the National Cemeteries series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is July 11, 1864.
Location. 38° 58.245′ N, 77° 1.616′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Takoma. It can be reached from Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) north of Van Buren Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north. Marker is inside Battleground National Cemetery between the walkway and the Superintendent's
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, March 3, 2013
4. The Bivouac of the Dead
Their silent tents are spread.
And glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac of the dead.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The 25th New York Cavalry (here, next to this marker); Battleground National Cemetery (here, next to this marker); 98th Pennsylvania Infantry (a few steps from this marker); The 122nd New York Volunteer Infantry (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Battleground National Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Company K, 150th Ohio National Guard Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Automobiling on The Avenue (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of a Tulip Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
Also see . . .
1. Battleground National Cemetery. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 11, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Battleground National Cemetery. (Podcast-mp3) This self-guided tour describes Battleground National Cemetery and discusses the individuals listed on the marker. (Submitted on September 2, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,164 times since then and 72 times this year. Last updated on April 7, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on April 3, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 2. submitted on February 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4. submitted on April 3, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
