| The grave of Corporal John Ohmit of Company I. John was born in 1845 and died in 1884. He was mustered in on September 4th 1861 at the arsenal in Philadelphia. He was wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor on June 1st 1864. On September 8th 1864 he was transfered to the 82nd PA Company H. He was discharged a veteran on July 17th 1865. After the war he went home to Washington Boro, PA. He died there and is buried at Washington Boro Church of God Cemetery.
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| Grave of Pvt. John Sherick Grave of Company I. He was born on November 7th 1839 and died on June 11th 1903. He was mustered in on August 13th 1861 in Philadelphia. He was wounded at the battle of White Oak Swamp in June 1862. After the war he went home to Washington Boro, PA.He was granted a monthly pension
allowance of $8, which was originally granted Nov. 1864. His is named in
the 1883 list of pensioners in Lancaster County, Pa. He married Margaret
Mann, who is buried beside him. He died in Washington Boro and is buried at Washington Boro Church of God Cemetery.
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| Grave of Lt. Richard Lippencott of Company R, 23rd PA. He was mustered into Service on September 4th 1861. He was transfered to the 61st PA in 1862. At the Battle of Spotsylvania he was wounded on May 10th 1864. He was mustered out of Service on September 3rd 1864. He died at Rancocas NJ on May 31st 1901. He is buried there at Rancocas Quaker Cemetery.
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| The Grave of Pvt. John McGraw of Company A. He served in the US Marine Corps from May 18th 1857 til July 1861. He enlisted in Company A of the 23rd PA on September 1st 1861 in Washington D.C. He served with the 23rd PA until it was consolidated on Sept. 14th 1864. He mustered in with the 82nd PA. He recieved a gunshot wound to the hip on April 6th 1865 at Sailors Creek. He was mustered out a Sgt on July 13th 1865 in Halls Hill Virginia from the 82nd PA Company K. He went back into the Marines on August 28th 1865 and served until December 24th 1869. He then enlisted in The 23rd US Reg Infantry on January 28th 1870 and served until he retired in April 1879.He died at the soldiers home in Elizebeth City Virginia , (now Hampton Virginia)on July 13th 1908 and is buried in Hampton National Cemetery. |
| Grave of Sgt. Michael McGraw of Company A. Enlisted on April 21st 1861 and was mustered out on July 31st 1861. He reelisted August 1861. He fought in all of the 23rd Campaighns until his wounding at Cold Harbor on June 1st 1864.He was sent to Lincoln Hospital and then transfered to South Street Hospital on June 18th 1864. He was assigned to Company G USVV in February 1865 and mustered out on February 8th 1866. During his term with Birneys Zouaves he held the rank of Private, Corporal and Sgt. He died on June 23rd 1894 and is buried at Mt Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia in Section Q Lot 377 Grave 1.
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| Grave of Pvt. George Shue (Harry R. Lee) of Company I. George Shue was born in 1843 in Lancaster County,PA. He was mustered into service on September 1st 1861 and placed in Company I of the 23rd PA. He was wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor on June 1st 1864. He was mustered out with the Company on September 8th 1864.After the war George returned home. Possibly due to his wounding affecting his judgement, he stole a horse and buggy and was arrested. His reputation as a faithful soldier and noble person was tarnished. Not long afterward he moved to Toledo Ohio and changed his name to Harry R. Lee. This gave him a new identity and fresh start in life and he used it well. He got married and helped to start Toledo University. Later in life he was the President of a bank and died in 1920 a wealthy man. He is buried in Historic Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo, Ohio in Section 4, Lot A-25 , Grave 2.
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