Perry Josiah Gilbert, (USA)

Civil War Veteran

Affiliation: Union

Rank: Private

Co.: D

Reg.: 28th

End of Service: Aug. 9, 1862. Killed at Battle of Cedar Mountain. Buried on the field. Re- interred into mass grave at Culpepper National Cemetery

Link: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55248095

Culpeper National Cemetery, Culpeper 28th New York Infantry Regiment Niagara Rifles; Scott Life Guard

Culpeper National Cemetery, Culpeper

As was the case for a number of the national cemeteries from the Civil War, Culpeper National Cemetery is located in the area where the Union hospital was based after the Battle of Cedar Mountain, which took place on August 9th, 1862.

The 28th New York was very heavily involved in that battle and lost nearly 60% of the regiment killed, wounded and captured. Of those men 48 were killed during the battle. After the battle, the dead were initially buried in a mass grave on the battlefield. It contained about 200 Union soldiers.

After the battle, the soldiers were reinterred at Culpeper; however, we do not know exactly how many men from the 28th New York were buried there or who they were as no records appear to exist. We know of a number of men who died at Cedar Moutain who have marker stones at cemeteries in the up-state New York area, however, in both cases where a burial site has been visited, it could be suggested that they are memorial sites, rather than burial sites.

Below is a list of the men of the 28th New York who were killed in action at Cedar Mountain and who are believed to be buried in the mass grave at Culpeper National Cemetery:

Charles P SPROUT No Adjutant Staff*

George W TUCKER No Sergeant A*

Samuel FARR No Private A*

George T GOOD No Private A*

Augustus HANKEY No Private A*

Malcomb G TAYLOR No Private A*

Devett C BULMAN No Private B*

William CONNER No Private B*

William RUTZ No Private B*

John GILBERT No Private C*

Edward HOUGHTON Yes Private C*

Hiram LUKE No Private C*

William MCGILL No Private C*

Benjamin MILLY No Private C*

David SANDERSON No Corporal D*

Henry L ALLEN Yes Private D*

Clinton BUTLER No Private D*

Perry Gilbert Yes Private D*

Royal WHITE No Private D*

George H ALLEN No Private F*

Henry C BALDWIN Yes Private F*

Silas BRAGG No Private F*

Alexander COMGUE No Private F*

Theodore ELDRIDGE No Private F*

Barnard MURRAY No Private F*

Howard M SNELL Yes Private F*

Alexander HOSBERRY No Corporal G*

William M CHAPIN No Private G*

Frederick KRUSS No Private G*

Shephard R MALONE No Private G*

Alfred R PIERSON No Sergeant H*

George EGNER No Private H*

Abram NEER No Private H*

James A PALMER No Private H*

Charles R HAIAGHT No Corporal I*

Martin MCMAHON No Corporal I*

Charles BENTON No Private I*

Michael KILBERER No Private I*

John P CARPENTER No 1st Sergeant K*

Samuel WILLIAMS No Sergeant K*

Charles L PICKARD Yes Corporal K*

John GRIFFEN No Private K*

Selinous MINER No Private K*

John MOLL No Private K*

Stephen C ROBERTS No Private K*

John STACY No Private K*

Dennis SULLIVAN No Private K*

Hixon WOOLEVER No Private K*

Link: http://www.28thnycoe.com/cem/scem/cedar.htm