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When
I last visited the Old Alms House Cemetery on the Eleventh Corps Line, it
seemed rather poorly-kept, but on my recent visit I was glad to see that the
place is being taken care of quite nicely. Colorful silk flowers decorated most
if not all graves, and flags and military markers denoted veterans’ plots. Many
of the stones had even been garnished with coins, either a loving offering from
strangers or a tribute from those who care for the cemetery. Though it’s not
technically battle-related, I want to do a two-part series on particular
burials at the Alms House Cemetery.
Today’s
post features two graves side-by-side. On the left is Mary Felix. Her stone
says only that she died July 25, 1881, and gives no further information.
Unfortunately, I found nothing in a subsequent search. The grave on the right
is that of Samuel Troyer, a Civil War veteran. He was born 1835 and died August
02, 1885. I could find no Samuel Troyers from the Gettysburg area, so his name
may be incorrect.
**HONORED TODAY**
PVT. CALVIN JEFFERSON
EATON
Co. B, 15TH Massachusetts
Infantry
Born 1839 --- Died July
04, 1863 at age 24
Pvt.
Eaton enlisted in July 1861 and was a carpenter by trade. Mortally wounded on
the 3rd of July, he died the next day. His exact burial site is
unknown. There is a marker in his memory at the Worcester Rural Cemetery in
Worcester, Massachusetts.
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