Camden NJ Civil War Monument

excerpted from George Reeser Prowell's History of Camden County NJ

THE SOLDIERS’ MONUMENT IN CAMDEN.—

The beautiful and imposing monument erected to the memory of the fallen heroes of Camden County in the War for the Union is situated in the northeast part of the city, near the City Hall, on a plot of ground donated by the city of Camden. It is a fine specimen of workmanship and an honor to the city and county. The movement which resulted in its erection was originated by Post 5, G.A.R., of Camden, formerly Sedgewick Post, No. 6, who contributed the first three hundred dollars. The next contribution was one thousand dollars, by the Board of Freeholders, which body eventually appropriated the balance of the entire amount of five thousand five hundred dollars required. The monument was constructed of granite, by Krips & Shearman. It is thirty-nine feet six inches high, and weighs forty-seven tons. The railing around the monument was furnished by the county. The dedication took place June 9, 1873, on which occasion, the city of Camden was decorated with flags, banners and streamers. The military display and parade were an interesting part of the ceremony. There were present the Third Regiment, from Elizabeth; the Fourth Battalion, from Bridgeton and Millville; the Sixth Regiment and Battery B, of Camden. The prominent persons present were Governor Parker and his staff, composed of Adjutant-General Stryker, Quartermaster Lewis Perrine, Surgeon Barry and Colonels Murphy and Dickerson; General Gershom Mott, with his staff Adjutant-General Lodor, Quartermaster Ridgway, Surgeon Welling and Major Owens; General D. Hart and staff, composed of Colonels Weston and Murphy; Major Robbins and Captain Edgar; Hons. John Y. Foster, A.L. Runyan, Samuel Hopkins.

"The ceremonies were opened by General Carse in a brief address. He then introduced Rev. P.L. Davies, of New York, who offered a prayer, and after this the monument was unveiled with beautiful and appropriate ceremonies, and the cheers of the vast multitude assembled, the music of the bands and grand salute from Battery B, and the Star Spangled Banner at the signal unfolded itself from around the marble shaft and ascended majestically to the peak of the flag staff that was erected in the rear, and as if by magic a perfect shower of miniature flags fell gently upon the vast concourse below. A.C. Scovel, Esq., then introduced John Y. Foster, the speaker of the day, and author of ‘New Jersey in the Great Rebellion.’ He followed the gallant Jersey regiments from the State to the field and through their grand march of triumph, not only the glorious victories won in Virginia, but also the grandest of all marches,— the march through Georgia, and reviewed the termination and turned to reflect upon the great lesson of the hour.".

The following names which are engraved on this monument are of soldiers from Camden County who died during the war:

Colonels.
Louis R. Francine.	H. Boyd McKeen.
John P. Vanleer.	Wm. B. Hatch.
Lieutenant-Colonels.
Simpson R. Stroud.	Thomas H. Davis.
Captains.
C. Haufty.	C. Meves.
J. McComb.	W.R. Maxwell.
C.J. Fields.	T. Stevenson.
C.K. Horsfall.	C. Wilson.
E. Hamilton.
First-Lieutenants.
W.S. Briggs.	R.A. Curlis.
W. Evans.	J.R. Rich.
J.T. Lowe.	J.R. Crowell.
Second Lieutenants.
W.S. Barnard.	G.W. Eisler.
T.J. Howell.	D.R. Cowperthwaite.
Sergeants.
D.A. Westcoat.	G.M. Hineline.
J.D. Richardson.	J.B. Johnson.
C.E. Cheesemen.	C.H. Jewell.
S.W. Bates.	J.R. McGowan.
J. Curtis.	T. Krugg.
J. Dimon.	C.W. Lowe.
C.F. Dickinson.	E. Mitchell.
H. Fisler.	J.W. Moore.
J.K. Frankish.	I.J. Rue.
C.G.P. Goforth.	P. Riley.
P.A. Grum.	C.P. Fish.
I.A. Korn.	J. Woollard.
C.E. Githens.
Corporals.
J.F. Bailey.	B. Linton.
H.B. Brown.	E.W. Laue.
J.M. Roe.	E. Livermore.
J. Clements.	A.H. Merry.
W.W. Collins.	J. Miller.
S.B. Carter.	J. McClernand.
C.P. Norton.	J. Roshback.
C. Helmuth,	G.A. Smith.
W.F. Hessel.	M. Slimm.
C.E. Hugg.	F. Schwartz.
E. Holly.	G.W. Thompson.
J.C. Dilkes.	W. Thompson.
W.H. Jones.	A. Wooley.
J.S. Kay.	J. Zanders.
W. Rich.	H. Bechtel.
G. North.	H.K. Patton.
P. Larricks.
Privates.
G. Adams.	G.B. Land.
A. Adams.	J. Lewis.
H. Adler.	J. Leslie
J.E. Amit.	J.W. Lee
J. Adams.	W.R. Lancaster.
E. Ayers.	W. Lock.
T.F. Asay.	J.K. Liphsey.
J. Anderson.	B.H. Linton.
J. Brown.	E. Miles
B. Budd.	C. Mensing.
E. Browning.	J. Munsan.
J. Buchanan.	R. Marshall.
J. Bakely.	H.D. Morgan.
G.B. Budd.	J. Macinall.
J. Bates.	M. Marshall.
L. Breyer.	F. Mullen.
A. Breyer.	E.F. Mills.
J. Bebbe.	T.R. Middleton.
J. Bower.	G.E. Monroe.
J. Bectle, Jr.	L. Miller.
J. Bowker.	J. Miller.
L. Banks.	J. Machoff.
J. Bozarth.	T. Marrott.
A.G. Bryan.	J. Murray.
W. Batt.	A.W. Martin.
D. Bates.	G. Mount.
P. Barnel.	G.W. McAdams.
G. Boom.	A. McGauhey.
S. Beck.	J. McMullen.
W. Brown.	M. McLaughlin.
J. Brice.	C. McLaughlin.
J. Breer.	T.J. McKeighan.
E. Barber.	M. McNulty.
H. Beckley.	W. McDowell.
W. Cook.	N. McElhone.
A. Clingham.	G. McCabe.
A. Coule.	L. McConnell.
W.B. Carson.	J. McAdams.
G.W. Chew.	J. Mckeon.
J.W. Clement.	B. McMullen.
T. Cobb.	P. Nolan.
R.G. Curry.	M. Nicholson.
T. Cloren.	S.B. Norcrof.
T.D. Clark.	J.S. Nicholson.
J. Copeland.	M. Nayse.
I. Calway.	W. Nagle.
R. Clayton.	A. Oldham.
J. Cline.	M. Oregan.
J.G. Conley.	C. Owens.
C.F. Collett.	F. O’Neil.
I.H. Copeland.	P.H. O’Donnell.
J.Q.A. Cline	P. O’Donnell.
N.B. Cook.	I.J. Pine.
J. Conley.	T. Pike.
H. Cramer.	J. Parks.
T. Carmack.	R.M. Price.
H. Culler.	A. Pond.
H. Craver.	P. Pepoon.
J. Conlan.	D. Ryan.
J. Crammer.	J. Rhode.
J.P. Callaway.	D. Rumford.
M. Cavanaugh.	F. Robinson.
W.H. Chamberlain.	W. Robust.
C. Downs.	T.D. Ross.
J. Diehl.	J. Ryan.
J. Devlin.	F. Rodgers.
S. Dermott.	W. Rowe.
S. Dermott (2d).	J. Roose.
J. Dowell.	T.J. Rudderow.
R. Dresser, Sr.	W.J. Rudy.
J.S. Dill.	H. Richmond.
J.R. Dornell.	D. Reading.
E.P. Davis.	A. Schartz.
J. Dyle.	C. Schey.
A. Downs.	R.F. Stone.
J.H. Douglas.	J.A. Steelman.
S.G. Darrow.	G.A. Schmitt.
R. Davis.	J.E. Stark.
E. Dougherty.	D.M. Southard.
D. Drigget.	W. Shroder.
J.E. Dorrell.	J. Schlatter.
D. Doughty.	J. Sturges.
J.J. Dannenhower.	P. Stoy.
T. Davis.	F. Stadler.
M. Effinger.	S. Sympkins.
W. Earley.	P. Stevenson.
R.G. Easley.	D. Sullivan.
J. Elberson.	B.F. Sweet.
W. Edge.	S. Sutton.
J. Edinger.	E.H. Smith.
A. Elberson.	A. Subers.
W. Evans.	W.H. Stockton,
J. Fitzgerald.	W.H. Schaffer.
W. Frey.	S.S. Somers.
J.A. Fenner.	W.R. Stewart.
D. Ford.	J.R. Stow.
F. Fellows.	H. Smith.
J.G. Foster.	B.F. Schlecht.
J. Groskinsky.	J. Stevenson.
J. Gillespy.	D. Simpkins.
L. Grundling.	F. Sichttnberg.
L. Gifford.	C.W. Skill.
G. Gautier.	F. Street.
J.F. Gaul.	J. Smith.
W. Goebel.	J.S. Smith.
H. Githens.	H.P. Snyder.
J. Gammel.	W. Streeper.
R. Grant. - This is a misspelling. The soldier in question is Robert Gant, who died if wounds suffered at the Battle of Gettysburg in July of 1863	H. Steffins.
J.H. Gaunt.	T. Simpson.
G. Gerwine.	T. Shields.
D. Gordon.	R.H. Strought.
G.H. Gilbert.	C.S. Turner.
A. Gervis.	H.G. Thorn.
J. Hollingsworth.	G.C. Trueax.
C. Hambrecht.	C.S. Tyndall.
V. Henricus.	J. Thomas.
H.F. Hensman.	H. Todd.
J.F. Haines.	C. Ulrich.
G.A. Holmes.	C. Ulrich.
G. Hanno.	J.G. Vanneman.
P.F. Hilyard.	J. Wells.
D,H. Horner.	L.A. Westcoat.
S.G. Hultz.	T. Walker.
W. Herring.	G. Wannan.
L. Heller.	A.J. Walker.
A. Hawk.	S. Wilson.
G. Howard.	B. Ware.
W.F. Halmbold.	A. Wolf.
E. Hefferman.	W. Wallace.
H. Hears.	J. Woerner.
M. Hall.	W. Wilson.
S.G. Heils.	S.W. White.
G.M.D. Hampton.	J.C. Ware.
W.H. Harris.	J.C. Whippy.
D. Horner.	L.P. Wilson.
J.P. Huyck.	T.G. Williams.
Adam Job.	C. Warr.
J.W. Jobes.	D. Wells.
T. Johnson.	J. Williams.
A.J. Joline.	W. Wells.
E. Johnson.	E. Watson.
G. Kell.	E.P. Wilson.
A.J. Keim.	W.J. Wood.
E. Lock.	C. Winters.
J. Louis.	C.H. Wennel.
J. Logan.	D.R. Winner.
W.J. Leake.	J.C. Young.
F. Laib.	C. Yeager.
D. Lutz.	D.C. Yourison.
J.B. Leach.	M. Zimmerman.

NECROLOGY.-

The following is a complete list, as far as can be obtained from the Grand Army Posts and the sextons of the various cemeteries of Camden County, of the soldiers whose remains lie in the places names:

CAMDEN CEMETERY (Known after this was originally published as Old Camden Cemetery)
(One hundred and thirty-five buried here,)
Samuel R. Pain.	Christian Hess.
James Coleman.	James Griffee.
Howard Dewees.	Suton Gehweiler.
George Williams.	Edward Ecke.
James F. Ross.	----- Price.
Ottis G. Sanderson.	----- Lane.
John S. Normine.	Thomas C. Surran.
Martin Effinger.	John Thornton.
Samuel Miller.	James Hollingsworth.
Jacob Price.	William Hampton.
George Roedel.	J.H. Dutton.
Andrew Merkle.	C.H. Cleaver.
Isaac Dougherty.	T.J. Cheeseman.
Samuel B. Carter.	Capt. J.R. Cunningham.
Lieut. Thos. S. Stewart.	Corp. James Ireland.
Charles P. Horton.	Corp. Peter Shivers.
John Miller.	Samuel Yates.
C.B. McBride.	Abraham Stow.
Johan Diehl.	Andrew O. Steinmets.
J.F. Fisher.	Jacob Hirsch.
Alfred Bernard.	John P. Grant.
Corpl. J.R. McCowan.	Adam Kolb, Sr.
J.H. Dutton.	Adam Kolb, Jr.
James Emely.	----- Sibenlist.
Charles Helmuth.	----- Sibenlist.
William D. Richardson.	----- Ware.
James Conover.	Heinrich Rauser.
----- Conover.	Joseph Pike.
----- Harris.	John B. Nevins.
----- Harris.	William W. Howe.
George Elder.	----- Elberson.
William Dorsey.	----- Elberson.
Abner Subers.	John P. Cannon.
James Smallwood.	----- Brinnisholtz.
William L. Gray.	C.H. Kleavor.
John Moran.	----- Conly.
D.W. Morton.	Benjamin Anderson.
John Robinson.	James Griffe.
William Wilson.	----- Price.
William W. Whitaker.	J.G. Johnson.
----- Felden (father).	Augustus F.S. Singleton.
----- Felden (son).	John Williams.
Clayton Edwards.	Daniel Rowan.
Samuel J. Griffee.	James C. Lewis.
----- Biddle.	Robert Midleton.
Elijah Davis.	George Brooks.

EVERGREEN CEMETERY (CAMDEN).
Joseph Bontemps.	John M. Ehillman.
Alexander Nicholls.	Wm. H. Schwaab
Lewis Kenney.	F.G.S. Pfeiffer, M.D.
Jonas T. Hull.	Captain James Snow.
Wm. D. Richardson.	William H. Sugden.
Albert Kemble.	Henry K. Patton.
Morris R. Giles.	William P. Reeves.
Joseph S. Fletcher.	1st Lt. Saml. J. Malone.
Joseph McAllister.	Capt. Frank M. Malone
Charles M. Ferat.	Col. W.B. Hatch.
John Schack.	Joseph A. Beck.
Christian Hess.	1st Lt. William M. Shaw.
William A. Tatem.	Joseph C. Huyck.
George H. Snyder.	Joseph C. Vanneman, (Surgeon U.S.N.)
Joseph L. Coles.	Thomas James Howell.
E.T. Davis.	William G. Leake.
H. Dieckman.	John Robertson.
Richard W. Parsons.	1st Lt. S.A. Steinmetz.
Alonzo D. Nichols.	Thomas R. McKenny.
John Miles.	Robert G. Clark.
James H. Kerns.	William B. Benjamin.
D.R. Cowperthwaite.	K.C. Allen.
Geo. W. Roseman.	L.H. Harker.
E. Miles.	William Hutchinson.
William Malone.	Edward B. Brown.
Thomas R. Middleton.	Thomas Herbert.
E.C.R. Woodruff.	Thomas Kelly.
James J. Snow.	E.F. Locke.
R.F. Sherman.	C.B. Carter.
John F. Stratton.	Andrew McCartney.
Samuel W. Mattson.	S.E. Somers.
----- Hansell.	J.W. Norton.
George R. Angell.	C.E. Githens.
John Wallace.	James Carpenter.
Joshua F. Stone.	William B. Schult.
Colonel Martin Seldon. (In Revolutionary War; died 1806)	Charles H. Billings.
John W. Bear.	Jeremiah Berry.
William J. Paul.	Capt. Henry Z. Gibson.
Daniel Smith.	Chas. G.P. Goforth.
Alonzo W. Schuler.
Jacob H. Gilmore.

Philadelphia Inquirer - May 28, 1911

Mayor Ellis - Soldiers' Monument - William Thompson - Rev. A.H. Newton First Methodist Episcopal Church - Isaac T. Nichols - Amos Richard Dease H.L. Hartshorn - William D. Vanaman - Charles A. Ackley - Charles M. Baldwin James M. Bentley - John W. Coleman - C.K. Deacon - Malachi D. Cornish louis t. derousse - William Fox - Abe Fuhrman - Harry C. Kramer - Ira E. Lute Dr. J.W. Martindale - Jacob Neutze - Edward Nieland - Dr. H.S. Riddle William Sangtinette - Bernhard Schroeder - William Schmid Sigismund Schoenagle - Daniel M. Stevens - Frank W. Tussey Walter L Tushingham - Francis B. Wallen,- Harry A Whaland.