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Grave of William War, 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, in Delaware

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AITKEN, JAMES WHITAKER, Sgt.,
 U.S. Marine Corps (October 3, 1873 - December 23, 1931) (Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, Kent Co., DE) **

ALCOTT, HARRY M., Cpl.

 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. M (1876 - October 26, 1944) (Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

ALLEN, JOHN, Pvt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. M (Died October 24, 1940) (Section B, Lot 717, Lombardy Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

ARMSTRONG, NORVAL C., Pvt.
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. C (1878 - March 15, 1943) (Section C, Lot 54, Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

BAKER, WILLIAM THOMAS    PVT.,
 
1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. I (August 11, 1867 -  November 27, 1932)(Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)***

BENSINGER, WILLIAM, Pvt.,
 1st Maryland Volunteer Infantry, Co. F (September 20, 1874 – May 15, 1959)(Laurel Hill Cemetery, Laurel, Sussex Co., DE)

BETTS, DAVID H.,
 (1873 - 1955)(Section 2, Row 11, Mariner's Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Ocean View, Sussex Co., DE)

BOOTES, HARRY VAN DYKE, Pvt., 1st Lt.,
 
1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry (January 18, 1873  - March 8, 1938)(Glenwood Cemetery, Smyrna, Kent Co, DE)***

BRANCH, WILLIAM H.,
 6th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Co. H (City Cemetery, Delaware City, New Castle Co., DE)*

BRENNAN, PATRICK, 1st Sgt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. F (Cathedral Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware)

BRYAN, PERRY, Sgt.,
 15th U.S. Infantry, Co. D (April 10, 1876 - July 4, 1937)(Silverbrook Cemetery and Memorial Park, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)***

BRYANT, ELMER W., Cpl.,
 6th U.S. Cavalry, Troop A (May 27, 1881 - March 20, 1965) (Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Kent Co., DE)

BURKE, JAMES H.,
 5th Maryland Volunteer Infantry, Co. H (St. Stephen's Cemetery, Delmar, Sussex Co., DE)

BURSLER, WILLIAM JOSHUA, Musician,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. C (August 16, 1869 -  November 11, 1932) (Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

CALHOUN, JAMES, Pvt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. E ( March 30, 1874 – April 20, 1918) (Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

CAMERON, JAMES AUCHILTRAE, Pvt.,
 New York Volunteer Cavalry, Troop C (September 8, 1873 - December 13, 1933) (Barratt’s Chapel Cemetery, Frederica, Kent Co., DE)**

CATHCART, HARRY P., Sgt.,
 2nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Co. I (Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

CUNANE, JOHN
 3rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Co. B (Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

DAVIS, HARRY L., Quartermaster Sgt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. I (Died 30 November 1934) (Section B, Lot 747, Lombardy Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

DOHERTY, SIMON P., 1st Lt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. E (Died 21 September 1936) (Division A, Section 1, Lot 118, Cathedral Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

FOSTER, ALBERT V.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. G (New Castle United Methodist Church Cemetery, New Castle, New Castle Co., DE) *

FOSTER, WILLIAM M.
 U.S. Navy (Died April 7, 1931) (Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

FOWLER, GEORGE H., Cpl.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. E (Lakeside Cemetery, Dover, Kent Co., DE)*

FRANCE, JAMES LINDSAY, Maj./Surgeon,
 
1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry (July 12, 1870 - 14 March 1938) (Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)**

HARRINGTON, PURNELL HARRINGTON, Capt. (Later Rear Admiral),
 U.S.S. PURITAN (June 6, 1844 - October 20, 1937) (Lakeside Cemetery, Dover, Kent Co., DE) **

HASTINGS, HARRY F., Cpl.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. I (Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel, Sussex Co., DE)

HOLCOMB, BANKSON TAYLOR, Sgt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. H (1879 - January 9, 1945) (Glebe Cemetery, New Castle, New Castle County, DE)*

JACKSON, HARRY W., Pvt.,
 4th Infantry, Co. I (November 13, 1876 - April 3, 1951) (Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Kent Co., DE)

JEUELL, GRAHAM, Musician,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. C (1874 - September 11, 1918) (Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

KENNEDY, THOMAS, Cpl.,
 
1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. L (November 2, 1866 - September 18, 1939)(St John's Roman Catholic Church , Newark, New Castle, DE)***

KIRK, EDGAR B., Pvt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. G (Glebe Cemetery, New Castle, New Castle County, DE)*

LANE, CHARLES C.
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. C (Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

LARAMORE, SIDNEY
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. E (Hollywood Cemetery, Harrington, Kent Co., DE)*

LEWIS, HOWARD F., Pvt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. K (1878 - June 6, 1951) (Section A, Lot 28, Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

LEWIS, WALTER H. JR.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. A (November 20, 1876 - 12 May 1900) (Section B, Lot 442, Lombardy Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

LEWIS, WILLIAM H., Pvt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. M (1874 - December 26, 1925) (Section A, Lot 75 1/2, Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

LISTER, EDWARD A., Cpl.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. B (First Methodist Church Cemetery, Milford, Kent Co., DE)*

LYNCH, CECIL, ROBERT
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. L (August 13, 1881 - June 9 1959) (Newark United Methodist Church Cemetery, Newark, New Castle Co., DE) *

McCARTHY, TIMOTHY J., Pvt.,
 
1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. M (April 7, 1875 - March 13, 1938)(St. Josephs on the Brandywine Lower Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE) *** 

McCLOSKEY, FRANCIS H. JR., Pvt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. A (Died April 11, 1907) (Division A, Section 9, Lot 112, Cathedral Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

McCLURE, ISAAC T., Pvt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. F (1876 - February 5, 1946) (Section AA, Lot 58, Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

McMULLEN, SAMUEL T., Pvt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. K (1870 - May 29, 1937) (St. Georges Cemetery, St. Georges, New Castle Co., DE)*

MORGAN, GEORGE W.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. D (Lakeside Cemetery, Dover, Kent Co., DE)*

MUNSON, FRANCIS MERTON, Chaplain ,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry (Died 2 May 1907) (Immanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery, New Castle, New Castle Co., DE)*

MYERS, WILLIAM E., Sgt. (later Capt.),
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. H (1872 - February 25, 1956) (Immanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery, New Castle, New Castle Co. DE)*

PIERSON, HARRY H.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. A (Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

QUICK, PHILIP, Pvt./Teamster
 13th U.S. Infantry, Co. G (April 20, 1870 - April 4, 1951) (Hollywood Cemetery, Harrington, Kent Co., DE)**

RASH, MARTIN, Pvt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co I (Died December  24,1937) (Community Baptist Mission Cemetery (formerly Thomas' Chapel Cemetery), Marydel, Kent Co. DE)*

REYBOLD, HENRY W., Sgt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. L (August 19, 1881 - June 16, 1956) (St. Georges Cemetery, St. Georges, New Castle Co., DE)

RHODES, HARRY H.,
 5th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Co. F (August 5, 1876 - May 3, 1942) (Barratt's Chapel Cemetery, Frederica, Kent Co., DE)*

ROBINSON, EDWARD F., Pvt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. C (August 8, 1870 – May 20, 1928) (Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

ROSS, JAMES B., Pvt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. C (1878 - April 3, 1937) (Section Z, Lot 43, Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

RUTAN, EDWIN E., Capt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. K (1869 – February 18, 1924) (Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

SASSE, GEORGE W., 1st Lt.,
 
1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. D (November 19, 1860 - April 21, 1945) (Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)**

SMITH, ABRAHAM, Color Sgt.,
 1st U.S. Cavalry (Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

STILLEY, WILLIAM H., Pvt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry (Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)

STUART, WILLIAM E., Cpl.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. I  (November 23, 1878 - August 2, 1957) (Bridgeville Cemetery, Bridgeville, Sussex Co., DE)*

TORBERT, JOHN HENRY, Pvt.,
 5th Maryland Volunteer Infantry, Co. (November 23, 1868 – April 17, 1958)(St. George’s Cemetery, St. George’s, New Castle Co., DE)

TRAYNOR, JOHN F., Pvt.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. I (Died April 25, 1908) (Division B, Section 2, Lot 19, Cathedral Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

VIAGOFSKI, GEORGE, Pvt.
 
1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. E (1866 - 20 May 20, 1928) (Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)**

WALTER, AUGUST, Quartermaster Sgt.,
 23rd U.S. Infantry (April 18, 1869 - July 22, 1950)(St. Paul's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Delaware City, New Castle Co., DE)

WARRICK, LEWIS T., Artificer,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry (Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

WAY, WILLIAM R., Cpl.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. K (November 1, 1873 - October 19, 1960) (Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*

WHITNACH, EDGAR B., Cpl.,
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. H (Presbyterian Cemetery, New Castle, New Castle Co., DE)*

WILLEY, HENRY
 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry, Co. H (St. Johnstown Methodist Church Cemetery, Greenwood, Sussex Co., DE)*

WOODS, WILLIAM H.,
 U.S. Navy (1882 - February 22, 1930) (Section S, Lot 59 1/2, Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE)*


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Tedd Cocker (names followed by an asterisk - * - and photo of grave of William Way)
P. Patricia Peterson (August Walter)
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Doug Rawlinson (William Bensinger, Harry Hastings)
Diane Renfrow (Elmer W. Bryant)
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Keith Sylwestrzuk (Patrick Brennan, WIlliam H. Stilley)
Catherine Horn (John Henry Torbert)
Gene Wilkerson (Harry W. Jackson)


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