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The Final Resting Places of 23rd PA Soldiers
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	The grave of Corporal Alexander Johnson , Company F , 23rd Pennsylvania. To date this is the largest Civil War Stone I have ever seen. He was a Corporal in Company F. He mustered in on August 6th 1862 and served until the muster out on September 8th 1864 at time which he reenlisted and was transfered to Company E of the 82nd PA. He was discharged on June 17th 1865 as a veteran. He has a grandson, G,Grandson and G,G, Grandson who served in WW1, WW2 and Vietnam as Veterans and are all buried in the plot. This is quite a Military Family of Service to the United States. He is buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
	The grave of Sgt. William R. Little , Company C , 23rd Pennsylvania. William R. Little was a Sgt. in Company C of the 23rd PA. He was mustered in at the arsenal in Philadelphia on August 2nd 1861. On June 1st 1864 he was wounded at Cold Harbor in Virginia. He was mustered out with the Company on September 8th 1864 and moved back to Philadelphia. He died there in 1924 at the age of 83.He is buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
	The grave of Corporal Thomas H. Boyd , Company G , 23rd Pennsylvania. Thomas H. Boyd was mustered into service on August 24th 1861 at the arsenal in Philadelphia. He enlisted for three years and was wounded at The Battle of Fredericksburg charging the Washington Artillery on Marye's Heights. He was mustered out with the Company on September 8th 1864. His headstone has his Company as "D" which is a common error. He was actually in Company G.He is buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
	The Grave of Sgt. John Marshall of Company E. John was born in 1843. He was mustered in on August 14th 1862. Promoted to Sgt. on June 1st 1864. Trasfered to Company E 82nd PA on September 8th 1864 and mustered out of service on July 5th 1865. He died six years later, in 1871, in Philadelphia at the age of 28. He is buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia, PA in Section 127.
	This is a Grave of Private Joseph J. Bateman Company A , 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, also known by their nickname, “Birney’s Zouaves”. He was born in Philadelphia in May 1836. Before the Civil War he was a schoolteacher. He enlisted into the 23rd Pennsylvania at the Schuylkill Arsenal in Philadelphia on September 1st 1861. On September 8th 1861, he moved with the Regiment to Washington D.C, where he was encamped just three miles north of the Capitol on “The Queen’s Farm” at Camp Graham . He was there with the Regiment during the cold winter months and in December of 1861; Typhoid Fever broke out within the Camp which resulted in the Death of Fifty-One men of the 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteers. It was decided on March 12th 1862 to move the camp to higher ground in Bladensburg, Maryland to rid the epidemic and ready the Soldiers for campaign. The 23rd Pennsylvania moved to Bladensburg and were encamped at Camp Clark . He was wounded and Captured at the Battle of Malvern Hill on July 1st 1862. He was released from Prison and back to the 23rd. He was wounded again at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3rd 1863. He fullfilled his enlistment and mustered out on September 8th 1864 in Philadelphia. He returned to his schoolteacher job and later in life would get a job at the Frankford Arsenal as a Machinist. He lived at 4256 Franklin St. in Philadelphia near the Hunting Park Section. He married Mary J Clayton on une 23rd 1872 at the Ebenezer Baptist-Meth. Church (1872-1946), in Boyerstown,PA, by the Rev. E.J.D. Pepper. Bateman died on January 2nd 1906 while working at the Arsenal as he suffered a heart attack. The Funeral was from His residence on January 7th 1906 at 1 P.M. He was a member of... Jerusalem Lodge #506 Col. James Ashworth Post 234 G.A.R. Wingobacking Tribe #33 Imperial ORM Sparticus Lodge #31 Knights of Pythias Mutial Friend International Order of Odd Fellows Employee of Frankford Arsenal 23rd PA Survivors Assn. You can see a Photo of Joseph J. Bateman on The Original Photos Page 25 . You can view his Census Records at Page 4 of the Census Records. For a close up of Section 204, click below.
	Grave of Private George Washington Barnes Company D, 23rd Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia ,he was the son of a Virginian who briefly lived in Philadelphia and married there. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Virginia. In 1859 George decided to move back to Philadelphia to make his fortune as a Paper Maker. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in the three months regiment and then in the three years regiment of the 23rd PA. (This story is told by George Barnes son after his death.) The 23rd was bivouaved at Seven Pines. the battle started just as they were starting their lunch fires.By 2 PM the 23rd was called upon to advance into the woods. Prior to advancing the men were told that if they were to become wounded, to try to make their way back to the railroad where they could be picked up and taken to safety behind the lines. After advancing a half a mile, all hell broke loose. George was shot in both thighs and testicle by a single bullet. He crawled for 2 miles back to the railroad with Confederates nearly surrounding him. He managed to get to the railroad car and was taken to West Point Virginia where he was but on a boat and sent back to Philadelphia. After two months he admitted himself into the Army Hospital in Philadelphia and thwen was discharged on October 14th 1862. He then returned to Virginia with the war still going on. He fatherd six children after marrying Margaret Taylor in 1866. George did of Cancer on August 1st 1907. He is buried at Liberty Cemetery, Parksley, Accomack County, Virginia. Thanks to Louis Barnes of Jacksonville , Florida for the information.