Soldier Standing Watch

Located at Elmwood Cemetery in Coffeyville, KS.

In Memory of

Our Union

Soldiers

And Sailors

1861 - 1865

Philips Garmon

Located at Oaklawn Cemetery in Tulsa, OK.

Philip Garmon

Died May 15, 1916

Aged 73 Years

GAR - Grand Army of the Republic

Union Soldier

American Flag

The following information is from http://www.ancestry.com/

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Philip Garmon

Name: Philip Garmon

Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Pennsylvania
Regiment Name: 101 Pennsylvania Inf.
Regiment Name Expanded: 101st Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
Company: H
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Alternate Name: Philip/Garman
Film Number: M554 roll 41

1910 United States Federal Census about Philip Garmon

Name: Philip Garmon

Age in 1910: 67
Estimated Birth Year: 1843
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Spouse's Name: Emelie Garmon
Home in 1910: Tahlequah Ward 3, Cherokee, Oklahoma
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Philip Garmon 67
Emelie Garmon 55

Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 about Philip Garmon

Name: Philip Garmon

State Filed: Pennsylvania and Oklahoma
Widow: Emilie Garmon

Medal of Honor Recipient - William Wallace Cranston

Located at Oakwood Cemetery in Parsons, KS.

This is the Cranston family plot.

William W. Cranston

Medal Of Honor

Capt

66 Ohio Inf

Nov 20, 1838 - Dec 7, 1907

Note: Born in Woodstock, Ohio; Married Jennie Elizabeth Fulton 20 Mar 1866 in Urbana, Illinois; Died in Parsons, Kansas. Son of  Christopher Cranston and Irene Ward Nott Cranston.

This photo is from Kansas City Historical Society.

Cranston was a Civil War Captain that served with Company A of the 66th regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He fought in the battles at Chickamauga, Antietam, and Chancellorsville. On May 2, 1863 Sergeants Henry Heller, Thomas Thompson, William Cranston and Elisha Seaman voluntarily brought in a wounded Confederate officer from within the enemy's lines and all the while receiving a constant rain of enemy fire. The rescued officer provided important information that was key to the battle plan, and all four men were awarded Medals of Honor for their heroic and timely actions. After the war, he moved to Parsons, Kansas. Cranston was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives from the 28th District in 1888.

The following information is from http://www.ancestry.com/.

American Civil War Soldiers about Wallace Cranston
Name: Wallace Cranston
Enlistment Date: 10 Oct 1861
Enlistment Place: Urbana, Champaign Co., Ohio
Side Served: Union
State Served: Ohio
Birth Date: 20 Nov 1838
Death Date: 7 Dec 1907
Death Place: Parson, Kansas
Service Record: Promoted to Full Sergeant.
Enlisted as a Private on 10 October 1861 at the age of 22.
Enlisted in Company A, 66th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 10 Oct 1861.
Promoted to Full Sergeant Major on 12 May 1863.

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Wallace Wallace Cranston
Name: Wallace Wallace Cranston
Age at enlistment: 22
Enlistment Date: 10 Oct 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Urbana, Champaign Co., OH
State Served: Ohio
Survived the War?: Yes
Medal of Honor: Wallace W. Cranston
Chancellorsville, VA
05/03/64

SOLDIERS AS GOOD SAMARITANS.

At Chancellorsville, four members of Company A, Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Wallace W. Cranston, Henry Heller, Thomas Thompson, and Elisha B. Seaman, accomplished a deed, which won the admiration of their comrades, the gratitude of the enemy, and a Medal of Honor from the Government.

This story is told by Private Cranston as follows: "At about nine o'clock in the morning, the Twenty third North Carolina Infantry came up the plank road, and marched by platoons to within about seventy-five yards of our works. A few charges of grape and canister from a Pennsylvania battery stationed with our division on the plank road, served to stop their progress.

" In their retreat they left a Confederate soldier on the road. The poor fellow's piteous cries for help attracted the attention of the commanding general, who was passing along the lines. He asked for volunteers to go out and bring him in. 'The roads are full of rebels,' said he, 'but if you go boldly down unarmed, they will know that you are after a wounded man and will surely not be so inhuman as to fire on you who are bringing relief to one of their own men.'

" With three of my companions, I volunteered for the service. We laid off our accouterments, and, with two army blankets for stretchers, marched to where the man lay, in plain view of the enemy. We succeeded in bringing him back alive, and took him to the Chancellor House, which was then being used as a field hospital.

" After we had disposed of our wounded rebel, we rejoined our regiment, and very soon the battle opened in earnest all along the line. It continued for several hours with the greatest fury until we were driven in disorder from the field.

" The Chancellor House took fire from the rebel shells during the engagement, and burned to the ground, and I suppose this poor rebel soldier, with many of our own wounded must have perished in the flames."

Source: Deeds of Valor, p. 144
Service Record: Enlisted in Company A, Ohio 66th Infantry Regiment on 10 Oct 1861.
Promoted to Full Sergeant.
Promoted to Full Sergeant Major on 12 May 1863.
Birth Date: 20 Nov 1838
Death Date: 7 Dec 1907
Death Place: Parson, KS
Sources: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio
Deeds of Valor. How our Soldier-heroes won the Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor Recipients 1863-1994

1850 United States Federal Census about William Cranston
Name: William Cranston
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
Birth Place: Ohio
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Oxford, Guernsey, Ohio
Family Number: 1600
Household Members: Name Age
Archibald Cranston 46
Phebe Cranston 40
Martin Cranston 20
Delilah Cranston 15
Joseph Cranston 13
William Cranston 12
Margaret Cranston 8
Catoria Cranston 6
Benjamin Cranston 3
Clarissa Cranston 0
Nancy Cranston 48

1880 United States Federal Census about William Cranston
Name: William Cranston
Home in 1880: Lime Creek, Washington, Iowa
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Cranston
Father's birthplace: Rhode Island
Mother's birthplace: New York
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
William Cranston 42
Elizabeth Cranston 39
Eunice Cranston 18
Rebecca Cranston 16
Bell Cranston 8
James Cranston 1
Rebecca Deiser 64

Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 about William W. Cranston

Name: William W. Cranston

State Filed: Kansas
Widow: Jennie E. Cranston

Antietam Circle No 2

Located at Oakwood Cemetery in Parsons, KS.

Three hundred seventy-five Civil War Veterans who settled in Parsons, KS after the war are buried in this section.

Circle number two was created in 1889 with the purchase of Lots 7 through 21 of Block 38.

The cast iron archway at circle number two was erected in 1913 and donated by the Ladies of the G.A.R.

In 1911 the bronze statues were placed in circle number two. They were made by the W.H. Mullens Company of Salem, Ohio.

In Memory of

the unknown dead

of the

Civil War, 1861 - 1865

erected by Parsons

Camp No. 23

Sons of the Verterns

and their Auxiliary No. 50

1921

This section is consider Antietam No. 1. In May of 1886 the Antietam Post bought a portion of block 37, including lots 13 through 18 for this section.

The two 8-inch Columbiad Cannons were a gift from the war department in 1898. They weigh 9,250 pounds each. The concrete rotunda in circle number one was constructed in 1905 and stands twenty-eight feet in height. It is topped by a pyramid of cannon balls and an eagle.  

In Memory of

Maynard L. Harding

1933 - 2005

Parsons Historian

He believed that

history would give us a

fuller understanding of

ourselves so that we

could better face

the future.

Founder of the Iron

Horse Historical Society.



Evelyn Briggs Baldwin (Arctic Explorer) and Elias Briggs Baldwin (Huntsville Massacre)

Located at Oswego Cemetery in Oswego, KS

Arctic Explorer, American meteorologist and lecturer - Evelyn Briggs Baldwin was born in Springfield, MO on July 22, 1862 to Elias Briggs and Julia C. Crampton Briggs. He died in Washington, D.C. after being struck by a passing motorist in Washington, D.C. on Oct 26, 1933. From 1892 – 1900 he was a member of the United Nations Meteorological office. During the years 1898-99 acting as second in command, he accompanied Walter Wellmen’s first American polar expedition to the archipelagos. During this expedition he discovered and explored Graham Bell Island. In 1901, he became the leader of a North Pole expedition funded by W. Ziegler, an American millionaire. He later became a famous lecturer and also held minor post in the U.S. Government from 1918 – 1933.

Evelyn Briggs

So of E.B. and Julia C.

Baldwin

July 22, 1862

Oct 25, 1933

Arctic Explorer

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O.W. Ball

Mar 18, 1869

May 31, 1941

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Julia A. Ball

Aug 15, 1870

Oct 13, 1962



Who's who in New York City and State, Volume 4  By John William Leonard, Lewis Randolph Hamersly, Frank R. Holmes

Note: If you click this image it will open in another window and you can enlarge it so you can read.

You can view more information on Evelyn b. Baldwin at the following links.

Famous Lectures
The Library of Congress
Wikipedia
The search for the North Pole
149th Birthday
Popular Science
Visions of the North

Elias Briggs Baldwin

June 17, 1834

March 26, 1921

Capt. Co. C 36th

Ill Vol Inft

Lieut.  Col. 8th

Mo. Vol. Cav

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Lydia A. Gibbs Baldwin

Second wife

Aug 28, 1837

Bridgeton, ME

Sept 5, 1924

Elias B. Baldwin was arrest and charged with "violation of the 6^th Article of War for the murder of prisoners of war" after he and his company execution 8 men, the ninth man survived but was shot in the back of the head with the bullet going through his head, at what became known as the Huntsville Massacre. Reasons for the executions are still unknown. But charges were dropped due to the lack of witnesses. And then he was discharged from service.

Information on Elias Briggs and the Huntsville Massacre can be found at the following links:

History of Labette County Kansas

The encyclopedia of Arkansas history and culture

Huntsville Massacre

Note:  I have found a number of sites that state Elias Briggs Baldwins death date is 1893.  I think 1893 is incorrect because his headstone has 1921 and Ancestry has census records from 1920 that have him listed. And also Civil War Records has his death date as 1921.

1920 United States Federal Census about Elis B Baldwin

Name: Elis B Baldwin

[Elias B Baldwin]
Home in 1920: Oswego, Labette, Kansas
Age: 85
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
[abt 1834]
Birthplace: New York
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Lydia A Baldwin
Father's Birth Place: New York
Mother's Birth Place: New York
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Elis B Baldwin 85
Lydia A Baldwin 82


U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Elias Briggs Baldwin
Name: Elias Briggs Baldwin
Occupation: Physician
Age at enlistment: 28
Enlistment Date: 8 Jan 1862
Rank at enlistment: Lieut Colonel
State Served: Missouri
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company S, Missouri 8th Cavalry Regiment on 01 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 24 Jun 1863.
Birth Date: 17 Jun 1834
Death Date: 26 Mar 1921
Death Place: Oswego, KS
Sources: Index to Compiled Military Service Records
Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force 1861-1865
Research provided by HDS subscriber
History of Labette County, Kansas 1901

Burton L

Son of E.B. and Julia C.

Baldwin

Sept 23, 1865

Oct 24, 1938

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Milton N

Son of E.B. and Julia C.

Baldwin

Dec 24, 1863

Oct 23, 1935

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Lucy Bryant

His Wife

June 26, 1865

May 24, 1930

Buried in Princton. Ill.

Edwin Miles

Son of E.B. and L.A.

Baldwin

July 22, 1868

May 14, 1890

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Julia Anna

Dau of

E.B. and L.A.

Baldwin

Aug 15, 1870

Wife of O.W. Ball

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Julia C.

Dau of Nathaniel and

Lucy Dudley

Crampton

June 1 , 1840

Nov 24, 1866

First wife of

E.B.Baldwin

The Kremer Monument

Located at Mount Calvary Cemetery aka Calvary Cemetery in Parsons, KS.

 John is buried on the left and Johanna is buried on the right.

Army Name Kramer

John P. Kremer

In

Memoriam

John P.

Kremer

Boen at Selange

Belgium

Nov 10th, A.D. 1839

July 6th, A.D. 1906

Co. E. V. Reg.

M.S.M Cav.

In

Memoriam

Johanna

Kremer

Nee Brunner

Born at

Newstadt

(Schwarswald)

Baden;

May 23rd A.D. 1832

Sadly he has lost the brim of his hat and his nose.

The following information is from http://www.ancestry.com/

1860 United States Federal Census about Jno P Kremer
Name: Jno P Kremer
Age in 1860: 21
Birth Year: abt 1839
Birthplace: Belgium
Home in 1860: Washington, Buchanan, Missouri
Gender: Male
Post Office: St Joseph
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
T Kremer 52
Jno P Kremer 21
Martha Kremer 60
Peter Klamer 52


U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 about John Kramer
Name: John Kramer
Residence: Springfield, Illinois
Class: 1
Congressional District: 8th
Age on 1 July 1863: 24
Race: White
Marital Status: Unmarried (Single)
Place of Birth: Belgium

Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900 about John P. Kremer
Name: John P. Kremer
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Johanna Bruner
Marriage Date: Apr 30, 1863
Marriage County: Sangamon
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records located at Springfield, IL.

1900 United States Federal Census about John R Kreamer
Name: John R Kreamer
[John F Kreamer]
Home in 1900: Mound Valley, Labette, Kansas
[Mound Valley, Labette, Kansas]
Age: 60
Birth Date: Nov 1839
Birthplace: Belgium
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1842
[1882]
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: Belgium
Mother's Birthplace: Belgium
Spouse's Name: Johanna Kreamer
Marriage year: 1866
Marital Status: Married
Years married: 34
Household Members: Name Age
John R Kreamer 60
Johanna Kreamer 68

Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 about J P Kremer
Name: J P Kremer
Census Date: 1 Mar 1905
Residence County: Labette
Residence state: Kansas
Locality: Mound Valley
Birth Location: Belgium
Family Number: 107
Gender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Line: 3
Roll: ks1905_75
Household Member(s): Name Age
J P Kremer 65
Johannah Kremer 72

War Of 1812 Veteran - Enlisted At The Age Of 11

Located at Sapvinaw - Strang Cemetery in Spavinaw, OK.

George

Caruth

Woodall

PVT

4 US Inf

War of 1812

Apr 27, 1804

Jun 1, 1880

The following is from http://www.ancestry.com/.

US Army, Register of Enlistment, 1798 - 1914

Woodall, George

Rank: PVT

Regiment:  18 USI

Company Commander: Capt. Wm Taylor

Height: 4' 7"

Eyes: blue

Hair: Fair

Complexion: Dk Fair

Age: 11

Occupation: laborer

Where Born: Pendleton SC

When: Nov 20, 1814

Enlisted: Pendelton SC

By: Capt Taylor

Term: 5 years

Battle Of Baxter Springs Memorial

The federal government originally planned to move the soldiers who died during the Battle of Baxter Springs to the Springfield National Cemetery, but the citizens of Baxter Springs started a petitioned to keep them in Baxter Springs. As part of the agreement to keep the burials in the city they donated land to the government and agreed to keep the graves in good order.

This monument was erected in 1886 and was fabricated by Mitchell Granite Works of Quincy, Massachusetts, costing $4,000.  It stands over 20 feet high and is topped by a marble statue of a Union soldier.

This monument is located at Baxter Springs Cemetery in Baxter Springs, Kansas.

This sign is located near the sidewalk that leads up to the monument.

It reads:

Civil War Tour

11

In 1870-71, the victims of the

attack on Fort Blair and the

Battle of Baxter Springs were

disinterred from a site near

the fort and reinterred in this

newly designed national

cemetery plot, officially

National Cemetery #2.

On the four sides of this monument are the following engravings.

Erected by the United States to the

memory of the officers and soldiers killed in

the Battle of Baxter Springs, October 6, 1863.

And other engagements in this vicinity, who are

buried near this monument, and whose names,

so far as known, are inscribed hereon.

MAJ. Henry Z. Curtis

ASST. ADJ. GEN. U.S. Vols

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Chaplin Ozem B. Gardner

13th Kansas Infantry

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14th Kansas Calvary

T.B. Long

E.B. Sharp

J.A. Baker

Elias Way

G.W. Tracy

Jno. Welsh

Jesse Gay

D.S. Elliott

M.M. Stanly

Thos Kelly

W.T. Collins

Theo Tracy

Thos Martin

Thos. Morgan

Alex Miller

J.T. Cardwell

SGT. Theo Wade

Zimri Piercey

Henry Stuttee

SGT. Geo. Keith

Owen Donnelly

Dan’l Sullivan

CORPL W.G. Martin

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79th U.S. C.T.

CORPL Bedford Green

 

3rd Wisconsin Cavalry

LIEUT. Lorenzo A. Dixon

LIEUT. Asa W. Farr

W.C. Clark

T.R. Leach

John Davis

Wm. Lloyd

Geo. W. Tice

F.A. Martin

Saml. Hart

Wm. Hopper

G.R. Kelley

David Beam

C.O. Howard

Jno. Zaynor

SGT. C.K. Bly

Jno. Wright

Jno. Cannon

Alfd. Green

Wm. Gifford

J.S. Russell

O.H. Shaffer

A.A. Bennett

Henry Pond

Lincoln Rice

P.T. Stimpson

Dennis Smith

Frank Guldin

Robt Murphy

Henry Brewer

Dennis McMary

Marion Record

James Dempsey

Jos. Burlingame

Stephen Gallea

Fredk. Mossinger

Martin Vanduzen

Francis Vancamp

Abraham Woodhull

Brigade Band

M. Muser

Jno. Fritz

Swartk Ouis

 SGT. T.L. Davis

Frank La Rue

Geo. Gemunder

Franz Balloun

Henry Pellage

SGT Henry Bulow

Frank Rossmaith

SGT J.P.M. Madison

CORPL Nathan Nott

CORPL Fredk. Simon

CORPL Theo. Luscher

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Civilians

John Fry

J.R. O'Neil

Jos Regner

Chas Wood

Thos Clary

Geo. Holman

Jno. McClure

Remel Wood

J.C. Lowbower

Holas Cowery

Henry Remble

Martin Housel

Jack--

Zack--

2nd Kansas Battery

CORPL Van R Hancock

A.W. Gaines

Thos Larkin

Joseph Endicott

Cameron Garrett

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9th Kansas Calvary

LIEUT A.T.T. Spencer

Geo A. Ela

J.M. Barrow

Peter Schafer

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2nd Ohio Cavalry

Enoch Summers

Roman Winchell

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83rd U.S. C.T.

LIEUT R.E. Cook

Chas. Allen

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9th Wisconsin Infantry

Ludwig Salzwedell

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12th Kansas Infantry

Jno. Moore

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15th Kansas Cavalry

CORPL W.J. Wallace