Last Union Veteran Buried in Each New York County

Last Union Veteran Project – New York

Beginning in 2003, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) embarked on the Last Union Soldier Project. The purpose of the project was to locate and appropriately mark the final resting place of the last Union Civil War Soldier buried in each county of each state of this great country.

As Department of New York Commander, Brian Castler started researching the sixty-two (62) counties in New York State to obtain the name of the last Civil War Veteran buried in each county.

Research included the internet, sending letters to County Clerks, County Historians, local Historical Societies, reviewing Newspaper Archives, and looking at different websites such as Fold 3, National Park Service, Genealogy Bank, My Heritage, Ancestry, NYS Military Museum, including State, County, and Local websites .

The information that has been compiled is the best that could be found. It is possible that this information may not be 100% correct, but it is the best information available as September 19, 2023.

No.	County	Residence	Name	Regiment	Died	Age	Cemetery	Town
1	Albany	Albany, NY	Frederick W. Reohr	K 1st NY Eng	13 Aug 1937	89	Albany Rural	Menands, NY
2	Allegany	Allan, NY	Dr. John A. Jones	E-85th NY Inf	10May 1941	101	Jones Family Cemetery	Allan, NY
3	Bronx	Manhattan, NY	Robert S. Heilferty	M-4th HA	16 Oct 1942	95	Old Saint Raymond’s	Bronx, NY
4	Broome	Port Dickinson, NY	Jacob Lesterr	F-1st NY Vet Cav	28 Jun 1947	100	Chenango	Binghamton, NY
5	Cattaraugus	Oil City, Pa.	John A. Boats	A-85th NY Inf	9 Nov 1944	101	St Bonaventure	Allegany, NY
6	Cayuga	Martville, NY	Deacon William L. Blaisdell	G-9th NY HA	21 Fab 1941	94	Martville	Marrville, NY
7	Chautauqua	Ripley, NY	Robert McKee Rownd	B- 9th Ohio Cav	17 May1949	104	Quincy Rural	Ripley, NY
8	Chemung	Elmira, NY	Edwin Morris	D-179th NY Inf	24 May 1943	96	Woodlawn	Elmira, NY
9	Chenango	McDonough, NY	Charles H. Mead	D-Mich Cav	15 May 1931	85	McDonough Village Union	McDonough, NY
10	Clinton	Addison Co. VT.	Benjamin Newell Curtis	B-118th NY Inf	23 Feb 1938	96	Union Cemetery	Morrissville, NY
11	Columbia	Austerlitz, NY	John J. Poucher	E-159th NY Inf	4 Aug 1888	64	Austerlitz	Austerlitz, NY
12	Cortland	Cortland, NY	Jacob D. Brown	C-16th NY HA	28 Feb 1926	80	Cortland Rural	Cortland, NY
13	Delaware	Roxbury. NY	George Dugan	C-51st NY Inf	13 Dec 1941	102	North Kortright	Kortright, NY
14	Dutchess	Pauling, NY	John E. Banks Sr.	L-4th NY HA	1943	92	Pauling Cemetery	Pauling, NY
15	Erie	Buffalo, NY	Charles E Mumford	F-10th NY Cav	24 Sep 1949	105	Concordia	Buffalo, NY
16	Essex	Olmstedville, NY	Wesley Barnes	K-2nd NY Vet. Cav	28 Mar 1940	98	Barnes	Olmstedville, NY
17	Franklin	Ilion, NY	Charles Henri Jennette-Gignac	A-95th NY Inf	15 Dec 1942	97	Notre Dame	Malone, NY
18	Fulton	Vail Mills, NY	David Mulligan	I-16th NY HA	1 Mar 1941	91	Broadalbin-Mayfield Rural	Broadalbin, NY
19	Genesee	LeRoy NY	Oscar F. Geer	E-76th NY Inf	3 Nov 1933	87	Machpelah	LeRoy, NY
20	Greene	Hunter, NY	George Showers	K-20th NY Inf	18 Nov 1942	98	Evergreen	Tannersville, NY
21	Hamilton	Benson	Samuel G. Anibal	D-4th NY HA	20 Dec 1943	96	Holmes	Benson, NY
22	Herkimer	Ilion, NY	Alonzo Abraham Rivers	C-9th Ill Cav	6 Jan 1941	94	Armory Hill	Ilion, NY
23	Jefferson	Champion, NY	Samuel G VanPelt	F-20th NY Cav	1944	98	Fairview	Cartage, NY
24	Kings	Brooklyn, NY	Daniel Harris	K-11th NY Inf	8 Feb 1945	99	Washington	Brooklyn, NY
25	Lewis	Greenfield, NY	John Minor Salsburg	C-5th NY Inf	4 Feb 1940	92	Old Greendale	Greendale NY
26	Livingston	Mount Morris, NY	George Marion Shull	I-188th NY Inf	12 Apr 1939	89	Mount Morris City	Mount Morris, NY
27	Madison	Cazenovia, NY	Charles David Miller	C-149th NY Inf	14 Sep 1946	106	South	Cazenovia, NY
28	Monroe	Rochester, NY	James Albert Hard	K&E-32nd NY Inf	12 Mar 1953	112	Mount Hope	Rochester, NY
29	Montgomery	Canajohaire, NY	John Klinkhart	E-153rd NY Inf	7 Jul 1943	99	Canajohaire Falls	Canajouaire. NY
30	Nassau	Oyster Bay, NY	David Carll	I-USCT 26th Inf	21 Sep 1910	67	Pine Hollow	Oyster Bay, NY
31	New York (Manhattan)	Brooklyn, NY	Charles Edward Moore	M-2nd NY Art	1 Apr 1931	91	Trinity Church & Mausoleum	Manhattan, NY
32	Niagara	Lockport, NY	Jefferson Baylis	H- 49th NY Inf	3 Apr !937	93	Glenwood	Lockport, NY
33	Oneida	Taberg, NY	Joseph Chisam	F-24th NY Cav	30 May 1947	102	Maple Hill	Taberg, NY
34	Onondaga	Taunton, NY	James O. Fay	G-3rd NY Art	12 Sep 1944	96	Walnut Grove	Onondaga Hill NY
35	Ontario	North Bloomfield, NY	Charles Chambers	US Navy	19 Dec 1940	93	North Bloomfield	North Bloomfield, NY
36	Orange	Walton, NY	Theodore Weller Penney	L-15th NY Cav L- 2nd NY Cav	10 Feb 1943	97	Laurel Grove	Port Jervis, NY
37	Orleans	Medford, Mass.	Charles G Ellicott	17th Independent Battery LA	11 Apr 1944	99	Boxwood	Medina, NY
38	Oswego	Volney, NY	George M. Coles	I-193rd NY Inf	4 Oct. 1938	94	Mount Adnah	Fulton, NY
39	Otesgo	Worcester, NY	Seth Merritt Flint	F-5th US Cav	18 Mar1941	94	Maple Grove	Worcester, NY
40	Putnam	Lake Mahopac, NY	Emerson Clark	B-16th NY HA	24 Nov 1940		Raymond Hill	Carmel, NY
41	Queens	Bronx, NY	Thomas Henry Stritch	2nd RI Inf, 13th CT Inf	1943	96	Calvary Cemetery	Woodside, (Queens) NY
42	Rensselaer	Troy, NY	Henry A. Horton	A-2nd VT Inf	1 Jul 1948	101	Oakwood	Troy, NY
43	Richmond	Bridgewater, NJ	Henry Washington Speight	US Navy	25 Mar1946	100	Ocean View	Oakwood, NY
44	Rockland	Nyack, NY	John L. Patterson	US Navy	6 Jun 1942	95	Rockland	Sparkill, NY
45	St Lawrence	Little Falls, NY	Martin P. Burney	I-26th NY Cav	1943	95	Riverside	Gouverneur, NY
46	Saratoga	Schuylerville, NY	George W. Potter	A-123rd NY Inf	20 Jul 1920	75	Prospect Hill	Schuylerville, NY
47	Schenectady	Schenectady, NY	Irving Eaton	A&H-80th NY Inf	15 Oct 1941	93	Most Holy Redeemer	Niskayuna, NY
48	Schoharie	Mackey, NY	James Adam Mackey	B-4th NY HA	1 Jun 1909	70	Livingstonville	Livingstonville, NY
49	Schuyler	Tyrone, NY	Linley C. Foster	B-148th NY Inf	1 Oct 1903	64	Tyrone Union	Tyrone, NY
50	Seneca	Seneca Falls, NY	John M. Hill	B-3rd NY LA	22 Aug 1940	94	Maple Groove	Waterloo, NY
51	Steuben	Bath, NY	Warren W. Oxx	G-189th NY inf	7 Jan 1947	99	Hoper	Hornell, NY
52	Suffolk	Brooklyn, NY	William W. Rice	US Navy	10 Feb 1942	96	Long Island National Cemetery	Farmingdale, NY
53	Sullivan	Blooming burg, NY	Jesse Tompkins	28th NY light Arty .	21 Aug 1945	98	Bloomingburg Rural Cemetery	Bloomingburg, NY
54	Tioga	Candor, NY	Jacob DeLong	K-26th NY Inf	28 Aug 1925	84	Smith Valley	Willseyville, NY
55	Tompkins	Caroline, NY	Charles Nathan Earsley	K-193rd NY INf	29 Aug 1943	93	Caroline Grove Caroline NY
56	Ulster	Esopus, NY	Augustus Cole	F-20th NY inf	6 Aug 1940	95	Riverside	Port Ewen, NY
57	Warren	Glen Falls	Oberon Lapham	H-22nd NY Inf	20 Nov 1923		Glens Falls	Glens Falls, NY
58	Washington	Granville NY	Leroy L. Barnnard	L-123rd NY Inf	8 May 1944	102	Mettowee	Granville,NY
59	Wayne	Rose NY	George W. Seager	D&B 90th NY Inf	17 Mar 1937	96	Rose	Rose, NY
60	Westchester	Mount Kisco, NY	Henry E, Hutchings	C-49th NY Inf	4 Mar 1942	101	Mount Kisco	Mount Kisco, NY
61	Wyoming	East Koy, NY	Capt. Albert Oscar Skiff	A-15th NY Cav.	22 Jan 1937	98	East Koy Cemetery	East Koy, NY
62	Yates	Kenmore, NY	Nelson H, Demorest	G-189th NY Inf	16 Dec 1938	91	Middlesex	Middlesex, NY