Cold Harbor National Cemetery

Cold Harbor National Cemetery, established in 1866, is located on the site of the Battle of Cold Harbor, a clash that would be General Robert E. Lee's "last great battle in the field," and the only one Union General Ulysses S. Grant would regret. It is one of six Civil War-era cemeteries maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Richmond, Va., area. All these national cemeteries are historically linked to the Union assault on the southern capital: Seven Pines, Richmond, Glendale, City Point and Fort Harrison.

The 1.4-acre Cold Harbor Cemetery is preserved in a relatively rural context, partly due to neighboring lands that are part of the discontinuous Richmond National Battlefield Park, which is managed by the National Park Service. Across the road is the Garthright house, which served as a Union field hospital from June 3-12, 1864. The Battle of Cold Harbor (or Gaines Hill) occurred in June 1864, although cemetery burials were collected here from a 22-mile area.

Cold Harbor is a relatively small cemetery with about 2,000 internments. My visit in June 2009 was a short visit therefore I took about 50 representative photos posted below. I have added information to each photo which you can see as you move your mouse curser over the photo. By clicking on the photo you can view a larger version of the photo. If by chance you need a better version please contact me and I can send you the original high resolution photo. Please note the hot link in the top Cold Harbor title; this hot link will connect you directly to the on-line database to view more names.

Main Entrance DANIELS, W F PVT INFANTRY DATE OF DEATH: 06/03/1864 FULTON, J S BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 8 Jacob Muller New York #9 SHANK, J BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 10 BORTS, W N PVT CAVALRY DATE OF DEATH: 05/28/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 11 Ohio BLACK, JNO PVT CAVALRY DATE OF DEATH: 05/30/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 12 PA. BALL, WM PVT CAVALRY DATE OF DEATH: 05/30/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 13 MICH ALBRO, P R PVT CAVALRY DATE OF DEATH: 05/28/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 14 New York CAMPBELL, D SGT CAVALRY DATE OF DEATH: 05/29/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 15 MICH William SECTION B SITE 16 MCVICAR, JAMES DATE OF DEATH: 06/02/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 17 New York KINNEY, BALLARD CORPORAL CAVALRY DATE OF DEATH: 05/28/1862 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 18 New York WABEL, JOSEPH BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 19 PA S, HERMAN PVT ARTILLERY DATE OF DEATH: 06/06/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 20 New York H MET, JACOB BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 21 CULVIMET, CH PVT CAVALRY DATE OF DEATH: 06/06/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 22 New York WEED, D W PVT ARTILLERY DATE OF DEATH: 06/06/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 23 New York WILLIAMS, HENRY BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 24 New York M, J H DATE OF DEATH: 06/06/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 25 ROGERS, A DATE OF DEATH: 06/05/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 26 BUSH, CHRISTIAN CORP'L CAVALRY BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 27 MICH OBRIEN, JAMES PVT INFANTRY DATE OF DEATH: 06/03/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 28 New York MCNAMARA, JAMES SGT INFANTRY DATE OF DEATH: 06/09/1884 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 29 New York MCINTOSH, J B PVT INFANTRY DATE OF DEATH: 06/04/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 30 Conn TIT, A BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 31 COWLES, ROLLINS PVT INFANTRY DATE OF DEATH: 06/02/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 32 Mass KING, W J PVT INFANTRY DATE OF DEATH: 06/05/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 33 New York BOLTON, GEO SGT INFANTRY BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 34 New York BINGHAM, P A PVT INFANTRY BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 35 MICH T, L K BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 36 PA DINGMAN, ALONZO PVT INFANTRY BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 37 MICH EWANS, ROB'T PVT INFANTRY DATE OF DEATH: 06/04/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 38 MICH P, S BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 40 MANN, JOSEPH PVT INFANTRY BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 41 MICH SHINGLE, DAVID DATE OF DEATH: 06/03/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 43 PA Clark Cray SECTION B SITE 44 MICH MILLER, C S LT. INFANTRY BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 45 MICH The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a 5-foot high marble sarcophagus erected by the U.S. government. It commemorates 889 unknown Union dead who were buried in nearby trench graves located on the battlefields of Mechanicsville, Savage-Station, and Gaines Mills. REGAN, MATHEW BURIED AT: SECTION D SITE 838 MASS ROGERS, E S BURIED AT: SECTION D SITE 812 ME VARNEY, J H PVT INFANTRY DATE OF DEATH: 06/02/1862 BURIED AT: SECTION D SITE 811 VT REIGELE, FAIBOB PVT INFANTRY DATE OF DEATH: 06/03/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION D SITE 810 New York WOODBORN, EDW'D PVT INFANTRY BURIED AT: SECTION D SITE 809 WISC MARTIN, E A CORP'L INFANTRY DATE OF DEATH: 06/03/1854 BURIED AT: SECTION D SITE 808 MASS MOORE, AND'W CORP'L INFANTRY DATE OF DEATH: 06/03/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION D SITE 807 MASS G.W. Causker RI Four US Soldiers TRUITT, JEFFERSON 2ND LT INFANTRY DATE OF DEATH: 06/03/1864 BURIED AT: SECTION D SITE 785 PA RIGLEY, JAMES PVT INFANTRY BURIED AT: SECTION D SITE 786 MD STYER, JOHN R CORP'L CAVALRY BURIED AT: SECTION D SITE 789 PA UTT, ANDREW J PVT US ARMY CIVIL WAR DATE OF BIRTH: 04/01/1839 DATE OF DEATH: 05/28/1864 The 8th New York Heavy Artillery Monument was erected in 1909 by the state of New York to honor the 219 members of this regiment who died as a result of the Battle of Cold Harbor. The granite block features a bronze tablet on which the names of the dead are listed.
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