Johnson Island Monument (Sandusky Bay, Ohio)

Johnson Island Monument (Sandusky Bay, Ohio)

This marker acknowledges the remains of the Confederate soldiers buried in the Confederate Stockade Cemetery on Johnson’s Island. The back of the monument lists each fallen soldier along with their home state. The marker’s also inscription describes the radar technology used to locate roughly 267 bodies of those who perished in the prison camp from 1862-1865. The cemetery land was originally purchased and run by the United Daughters of the Confederacy but was transferred to the Federal Government in 1932.

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Johnson Island Monument (Sandusky Bay, Ohio)

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The Johnson Island Committee

The Johnson Island Committee

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Front: In this hallowed ground, surrounded by the iron fence and gates that date to 1912, are two hundred six marble grave markers. These markers were placed in 1890, courtesy of the citizens of Georgia, replacing the original hand carved wooden markers, In 1904 the Robert Patton Chapter 445, United Daughters of the Confederacy purchased the cemetery and cared for it until it was presented to the federal government in a formal ceremony on 5 June 1932. Two hundred sixty-seven sets of remains of those who died in the prison camp from 1862 to 1865 have been located through the use of non-invasive ground penetrating radar. These earthly remains are guarded by the “The Lookout,” the beautiful bronze statue created by Confederate states veteran Sir Moses Ezekiel, that was dedicated in 1910. Two hundred fifty-three Confederate officers and enlisted men who perished in the prison have been identified, though some sources indicate that more than three hundred died while imprisoned on the island. This work was accomplished using the best available scientific methods and primary resources at the time. The Johnson Island Committee leaves to future generations, perhaps yet unborn, and to technology yet devised, to fully reconcile the information. Reverse: Mississippi Capt. A.B. Archibald • C. M. Buckingham • Lt. Col. James P. Campbell • Lt. Fleming G. W. Coleman • Pvt. W.W. Davis • Pvt. Albert J. Frazier • Lt. John J. Gobeau • Lt. Col. A.S. Hamilton • Lt. J.H. Keyes • Lt. James Lawshe • Lt. Robert K. Love • Lt. Peter Mackin • Pvt. T.S. Maxwell • Lt. Col. Samuel W. McWhorter • Lt. J.W. Mullins • Lt. Charles B. Nash • Lt. Phillip J. Nolan • Lt. William H. Peel • Lt. J.N. Williams Missouri Pvt. Jno B. Anderson • Citizen W.W. Anderson • Lt. J. Barty • Lt. Fielding T. Coppege • Citizen John S. Emerson • Pvt. John Daniel Herrin • Pvt. William Johnson • Guer. J. Johnston • Pvt. E. Ketchum • John McClaney • Pvt. John Mills • Capt. D. Riddick • Lt. D.L. Scott • W.S. Teeters • Adj. Thomas P. Williams North Carolina Capt. Mark D. Armfield • Lt. John D. Arrington • Lt. Benjamin J. Blount • Lt. Henderson J. Cresswell • Lt. J.B. Gash • Capt. Carter W. Gillespie • Lt. Col John A. Graves • Lt. W.P. Harden • Capt. Marcus L. Helton • Lt. E.R. Holt • Lt. William J. Hudson • Lt. Jonathan P. Long • Lt. W. Newhart • Capt. Possum Nichols • Lt. William P. Horton • Pvt. Joseph Norvell • Lt. E.M. Orr • Lt. Henderson P. Owen • Lt. J.A. Owens • Lt. Willis Randall • Lt. John S. Ray • Citizen C.P. Rhodes • Lt. Thomas Ruffin • Capt. Albert E. Upchurch • Lt. Levi B. Williams South Carolina Col John W. Henagan • Col. J.W. Norwood • Lt. W.M. Rhodes Tennessee Lt. Charles B. Anderson • Capt. Mark Bacon • Lt. W.B. Baird • Capt. W. Beard • Lt. John F. Brigham • Lt. Randolph D. Copass • Citizen John Coulter • Capt. M.N. Cox • Pvt. R.W. Cox • Lt. Jefferson Dean • Lt. J.W. Dotson • Lt. F.M. Ezell • Sgt. Samuel Ghormley • Lt. B.G. Harp • Citizen William Helton • Capt. S.W. Henry • Capt. J.R. Hodges • Lt. James C. Holt • Capt. Frank M. Jackson • Lt. Isaac W. Jacques • Lt. David L. Johnson • Pvt. David D. Keller • Capt. R.E. Mayes • Lt. Jno A. Pearson • Lt. Ashley G. Pitt • Lt. R.D. Ray • Adj. William E. Watson Texas Lt. S. R. Graham • Guer. Daniel Graham • Lt. James R. Mauzy Virginia Citizen Samuel Ash • Capt. James F. Barnes • Pvt. J.J. Bevin • Pvt. John A. Cauthorne • Daniel Christian • Pvt. L.D. Conway • Pvt. G.M. Cummings • Pvt. J.L. Duncan • Citizen James Ferquer • Col. Samuel Fox • Capt. John M. Gregory • Lt. John M. Hill • Adj. J.L. Hood • C.B. Jackson • Capt. J.C. Jackson • Lt. W.E. Killen • Pvt. John S. Kinney • Pvt. Thomas Jefferson Lewis • Lt. William Lewis • Adj. William L. Lyon • Lt. William J. Michael • Pvt. J.D. Parks • Pvt. James S. Parks • Lt. Tobias Raines • Col. J. Emmett Scruggs • Lt. D.G.W. Scruggs • Lt. John I. Sigon • Lt. C.W. Swink • Pvt. Willis Thompson • Lt. John Welch • Lt. Henry Wilks • Capt. William W. Wynn

Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery

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Myaamia, Erie, Wyandot, Kaskaskia

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