The Civil War's Last General Officer To Die

Source

West Point, Georgia

Brigadier General Robert C. Tyler, Infantry, CSA, died April 16, 1865.  He was the last general officer to die in the Civil War.

TYLER, ROBERT C. 

Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, April, 1861. 

Major, Assistant Quartermaster, 1861. 

Colonel 15th regiment Tennessee infantry, 1863. 

Brigadier-General, February 23, 1864. 

Killed at Fort Tyler, near West Point, Georgia, 

April 16, 1865. 

Source - Fold3

Capt. C. [Celestino] Gonzalez, Co. H.

1 Regt.

Florida Infantry

CSA

April 16, 1865

Tombstone Tuesday - William Tatum Wofford Grave

The Grave Of William Tatum Wofford

Tombstone Tuesday - Happy Together

From the Baxter Springs, Kansas, Cemetery:

Happy Together

Donald Beathon
Glengary Can. 1835
Baxter Kan. 1912
Co. K & E 8 Ill Vol. Inf.
---
Essie A. Wife - Mother
North Ireland 1842
Baxter Kan. 1914
----
Josephine - Daughter
1866 - 1866
------
Norman D. Son Michigan 1868
1922 Baxter Kan.

1870 MI Census Grand Traverse Co., Traverse Twp.
Beathon, Donald, 32, tailor, b. Canada West
", Essie, 26, born Ireland
", Norman, 2, born Michigan

1880 KS Census, Foote
D. BEATHON Self M W 43 CAN Farmer SCOT SCOT
Essie BEATHON Wife MW 37 IRE Keeps House IRE IRE
Norman D. BEATHON Son S W 12 MI At School CAN IRE
Lena RUSNICK Other S W 5 MN NORWAY NORWAY
George RUSNICK Other S W 2 MN NORWAY NORWAY

1900 OK Territory Census Woodward, Webster Twp.
Bethon, Donald, Dec 1834, married 36yrs, Can Scot Scot, To U.S. 1848, 51yrs, taylor
", Esie, wife, March 1843, m36, 2children/1living, Ireland Ireland Ireland
", Norman, March 1870, single, b. MI, traveling salesman

An obituary for Donald Beathon can be found here. Additional details in the obit include his marriage to Miss Essie Anna D. Johnston in Rock Island, Illinois, on October 6, 1864. He went to New York alone at age 13 and then onto Illinois. He opened a business in Traverse City, Michigan, and later moved to Larned, Kansas and then to Foote (now Gray Co.). At his death, his son Norman lived in Black Lake, Idaho.

Tombstone Tuesday - William L. Youngblood

From the Silverdale Confederate Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee:

William L. Youngblood

Co. E   8 Mississippi Infantry

Confederate States Army

July 27, 1833  -  October 15, 1862

Robertson Youngblood was also on the 8th Mississippi's Company E's roster; William Youngblood had a brother who survived the war and knew what had happened to William. William Youngblood and  Robertson Youngblood were found in the Pike Co., Alabama, 1850 census.

Tombstone Tuesday - Major William Nelson Black

Buried in the National Cemetery at Keokuk, Iowa:

William Nelson Black
Aug. 24, 1850 - Nov. 26, 1911
2nd Lieut. Sept 1, 1879 - 1st Lieut. Mar. 11, 1886
Capt. Apr 26, 1898 - Major Feb 18, 1903
United States Army

Most of the tombstones in a National Cemetery, though obviously not all, are uniform in shape and size. This tombstone was unique among the others.

Major Black was born in Lee Co., Iowa, to Hamilton & Martha Black and died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was living with his parents in Lee County in 1860.

2nd Lieutenant William Black of the 24th Inf. was the head of the household with many military "others" enumerated with him at Fort Clark, Kinney, Texas, in 1880:

William BLACK Self S W 29 IA 2nd Liet 24th Infty OH OH
Robert A. PORTER Other M B 34 KY 1st Sergt KY AL
William ANDERSON Other S B 34 VA 1st Sergt VA VA
L. E. SHIPMAN Other S B 39 KY Sergt KY KY
Edward BOARDINGHOUSE Other S B 29 TN Sergt TN KY
(Continued)

1st Lt. W. Black on a Roster of Troops in 1891 for the 24th Inf. (this group at Fort Bowie, A.T.):

An Annual Report (1888) of the Secretary of War indicated that the Thirteenth Infantry has been removed from this department, and replaced by the Twenty-fourth Infantry [at Fort Bowie].


I did not find William N. Black in either the 1900 nor the 1910 census.

Tombstone Tuesday - German POW In The Chattanooga National Cemetery

German POW buried in the Chattanooga National Cemetery who died on October 19, 1918:

Tombstone Tuesday - Major Henry Z. Curtis

Buried in Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa:

To The Memory of
Maj. Henry Z. Curtis
Ass't. Adj't. Gen'l of Vol.
Born At Mansfield, O.
October 11, 1836
Killed At Baxter's Springs
In The Indian Territory
October 6, 1863

Henry Curtis, his wife*, Julia, and infant son were found in a genealogy of his mother's Buckingham family. His infant son, Henry Z. Curtis, Jr., died 2 days after his birth on February 1, 1863, in Keokuk, Iowa. His widow, Julia Dudley (Courtis/Courtes**) Curtis, sister of Lt. Frank Courtis, married 2nd Andrew Baird in 1870, as was living in California. *Maiden name given as Dudley on the marriage record; **In Julia's affidavit to restore her widow's pension, she gave her maiden name as "Courtes" but stated that her parents died when she was very young and was raised by Col. Ambrose & Clara Dudley in Cincinnati, Ohio, therefore was married under her adopted name of Dudley. Cara Curtis, Henry Z.'s sister, lived with his widow Julia in California.

Henry Zarah Curtis was mentioned in the "Illustrated history of Nebraska:...". Ft. Zarah was named in his honor. He was living in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska, in 1860.

Henry was living with his parents, Samuel & Belinda Curtis, in Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa, in 1850.

A description of the funeral for Henry Z. Curtis can be found here in "Keokuk's Daily Gate City Online."

Note: Many of the links are from Footnote.com; I do not know if they work without a paid subscription to that company.

Tombstone Tuesday - Norman Benedict

Civil War soldier Norman Benedict (1839 - 1862), of the 2nd Michigan Cavalry, was buried in the Keokuk National Cemetery in Keokuk, Iowa.

The (Old) National Cemetery at Keokuk was one of the original 12 National Cemeteries designated by the U.S. Congress and established in the Civil War era.

The death of Norman Benedict was found in the "History of Hillsdale County..." (last entry below):



In the 1860 census, Cambria, Hillsdale County, Michigan, Norman Benedict was a farm hand for Wesley Manse.

Norman Benedict's mother (Electa) applied for a pension on April 8, 1870, based upon Norman's military service.

Tombstone Tuesday - Thomas Smallwood

Thomas Smallwood's grave in the Chattanooga National Cemetery. He was born in Yorkshire, England and died near Kingston, Tennessee.



From "History of Calhoun County, Michigan":

Tombstone Tuesday - Theodore O'Hara - Author of The Bivouac Of The Dead

Gravestone of Theodore O'Hara, the author of "The Bivouac Of The Dead," who was buried in Frankfort Cemetery, in Frankfort, Franklin Co., Kentucky.


Poem found in the book, The bivouac of the dead and its author.

Tombstone Tuesday - Old Gray Cemetery

Found in the Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee:

Tombstone Tuesday - Rufus Morgan

Historic Bethel Cemetery, Kingston, Tennessee:

Rufus Morgan
Capt 1 Regt. (Wear's)*
East Tenn Volunteers
War of 1812
Feb 19 1781 Aug 16 1826

*Samuel Wear

Tombstone Tuesday - Hugh Martin

Historic Bethel Cemetery, Kingston, Tennessee:


Hugh Martin
22 Nov 1877
16 Dec 1956
Spanish-American War
Cpl. Co. _
3rd Regiment TN Inf.

Tombstone Tuesday - Joseph B. Martin

Historic Bethel Cemetery, Kingston, Tennessee:


Joseph B. Martin
Pvt.
1 TN MTD Inf.
Mexican War

1860 Census TN, Roane Co., Kingston
Martin, Joseph B., 31, Merchant, b. TN
", Mary E., 25, b. TN
Greene, Henry P., clerk, b. TN

The Historic Bethel Cemetery has a soldier buried there from every war through the Vietnam War, and is the only cemetery in Tennessee to make that claim.

Tombstone Tuesdays - George & Alvina Miller

Captain George Millar, who served in the Spanish-American War, was born in Ilkley, England, the son of Scots parents (Andrew & Jane (More) Millar). George was the nephew of my great-great grandfather, James More.

George & Alvina Millar were living in Torch Lake Twp., Houghton County, Michigan, when the 1900 census was taken.

Alvina was the daughter of Herman (and/or John) & Louisa (Struber) Stapperfenne:

familysearch.org
1880 Census MI, Wayne Detroit
Herman STAPPERFENNE Self M W 50 GER Carpenter GER GER
Louisa STAPPERFENNE Wife M W 48 GER GER GER
Alvina STAPPERFENNE Dau S W 23 GER GER GER
Louisa STAPPERFENNE Dau S W 21 MI At Home GER GER
Charles STAPPERFENNE Son S W 19 MI Druggist GER GER
Henry BOOKEY Other W Male W 40 NY Laborer NY NY

George & Alvina Millar were buried in Washtenong Cemetery. The cemetery is in Washtenaw County, Michigan, where they resided (Ann Arbor) after moving from their Upper Peninsula home in Torch Lake Township.

Tombstone Tuesday - Lt. John J. Bernard - Killed In Action In Cuba

Lieutenant John J. Bernard, buried in the National Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee:

Lieutenant John J. Bernard
4 Infantry U. S. Army
Born April 1, 1872
Killed In Battle At El Caney, Cuba
July 1, 1898
Son of
General R. F. Bernard, U. S. Army

1880 TN Census

Alice V. BERNARD Self M W 31 DC Keeping House GER DC
Harry E. BERNARD Son S W 12 PA TN DC
Kattie M. BERNARD Dau S W 10 AZ TN DC
John J. BERNARD Son S W 8 CA TN DC
Mary A. BERNARD Dau S W 5 CA TN DC
George R. BERNARD Son S W 4 CA TN DC
Madrill PRAJIDES Other S W 22 NM Housekeeper MEX MEX
Lizzie TITTLE Other S W 34 TN Servant TN TN
Source Information: Census Place Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee

Tombstone Tuesdays - Killed In Battle Was Richard F. Kirkpatrick

There is a monument honoring Richard F. Kirkpatrick in the Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mr. Kirkpatrick, from Flat River, Missouri, was killed in Europe in World War I. His remains were transported from Hoboken, NJ, to Washington, D.C. and then taken to Knoxville in 1921. He was originally from Knoxville.

In Honor of My Son
Richard F. Kirkpatrick
2nd Lieutenant of Infantry
Co. L 306th Infantry 77th Division
Killed In Battle
Argonne
St. Jovin Hill
182
September 15, 1892 October 15, 1918

1910 TN Knox Co.
Kirkpatrick, Helen F., head, 42, wd, 2children/2living, PA Scot Scot
", Richard F., son, 17, TN TN PA
", Frances B., daughter, 14, TN TN PA
Ferguson, Ida, sister, 40, PA Scot Scot

Helen Ferguson married Frank B. Kirkpatrick on 30 September 1891 in Knox Co., Tennessee. Helen taught deaf children in Knoxville.

Tombstone Tuesdays - Reverend Isaac Lewis

Isaac Lewis was a native of Washington Co., Virginia, buried in the Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee:

Our Father

Rev. Isaac Lewis
Born Washington Co., Va.
Jan 29th 1801
Died Knoxville, Tenn.
Jan 16th 1864

Blessed are the dead
that die in the Lord

Tombstone Tuesdays - McCullough & Walker Buried At Fort Meigs

Gravestone for two at Fort Meigs in Perrysburg, Ohio:


Lieutenant Robert Walker of the "Pittsburgh Blues" was killed from a parting response by Proctor. As the marker indicates, Lieutenant John McCullough was killed while conferring with General William Henry Harrison.

See the Fort Meigs homepage here. There's a podcast highlighting the fort, with reenactors, here.

Tombstone Tuesdays - Colonel Sanders

Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky:

Colonel Harland Sanders (1890 - 1980)