Frankford Civil War Memorial

The Frankford Civil War Memorial
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Cheltenham & Frankford Aves.
Philadelphia, PA

(For information please contact the Frankford Civil War Monument Preservation Committee: info@frankfordcivilwarmemorial.org

In 1867, the Frankford Circle of Honor was donated to the “Col. Baker Association”, which was established sometime following Baker’s death at the Battle of Balls Bluff. In 1878, the plot was deeded to the Kearny Post #55, Grand Army of the Republic, and sometime later on July 4^th, the Monument was dedicated in a major memorial ceremony attended by Maj. Gen. George Meade, Commodore Selfridge, Marine Bands, and several other notable organizations.

Time and the elements have not been kind to this once imposing monument to our Civil War Heritage. Corrective action must be taken before it is too late to save this Monument, which resides at the heart of our Civil War Community.

The Monument is 22 feet high and initially cost $2,500 to erect, the funds having been raised by Company D, 71^st P.V.I. and the grateful citizens of the 23^rd Ward. There were nearly 150 inscribed names of veterans from the neighborhood that had served in many Volunteer Regiments. These units included: 20^th, 26^Th, 28^th, 30^th, 70^th, 71^st, 112^th, 114^th, 121^st, and 208^th P.V.I.; 1^st and 3^rd N.J. Vols; 5^th New York; 15^th Illinois; and the 6^th & 8^th Cavalry. There are also 33 Union Veterans interred in unmarked graves in the surrounding Circle of Honor.

Gravestone Project
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The names of these 33 men in unmarked graves are remembered:

Grave #	Name	Rank	Unit

1	William Coulter	Pvt.	28th PA Inf. Co. D
2	Haldane L. Hay	Cpl.	1st Kansas Co. B & E
3	Samuel Phillips	Pvt.	1st NJ Cav. Co. A
4	Thomas Haigh	Pvt.	71st PA Inf. Co. A & L
5	Henry C. Whartnaby	Pvt.	106th PA Inf. Co. I
6	William Hardy	Cpl.	26th PA Inf. Co. I
7	Charles Brown	Pvt.	29th PA Inf. Co. F
8	Giradus Wynkoop	Pvt.	32nd PA Militia (1812)
9	John Price	Cpl.	114th PA Inf. Co. K
10	Samuel Scott King	Wagoneer	28th PA Inf. Co. P (147th PA Co E)
11	Samuel Keen	Pvt.	USMC
12	Richard Eckersley	Pvt.	121st PA Inf. Co. K
13	John Clare	1st Lt.	26th PA Inf. Co. I
14	Edward T. C. Trader	Pvt.	26th PA Inf. Co. B
14	George Trader	son	buried with father
15	Stephen H. Gray	Pvt.	26th CT Inf. Co. K
16	John Carey	Pvt.	6th MD Inf. Co. E
17	Robert Conway	Pvt.	3rd USArt. Co A (8th US Vet Vol)
18	Benjamin Thomison	Pvt.	99th PA Inf. Co.F
19	Benjamim F. Hillborn	Pvt.	13th PA Cav, Co. K
20	Alexander Sommers	Pvt.	29th PA Inf. Co. K
21	Peter R. Jordan	Seaman	US Navy ( USS Pensacola)
22	Isaac E. Hersey	Cpl.	6th MA Milita Inf. Co. A
23	Jacob Wine	Cpl.	98th PA Inf. Co. K (7th US VOL)
24	William Hasson	Pvt.	1st DE Inf. Co. B
25	George Tomlinson	Capt.	26th PA Inf. Co. H (Maj. 99^th PA)
26	John McDonald (Bowers)	Cpl.	72nd PA Inf. Co.R
27	Joseph R. Swayne	Coalheaver	USN (USS Louisiana)
28	Mathais K. Thomas	Pvt.	69th PA Inf. Co. H
29	James B. Deardon	Pvt.	95th PA Inf. Co.E
30	Richard W. Kenly	Sgt.	Ind. Bty. Baltimore LA
31	John B. Holdcroft	Pvt.	29th PA Inf. Co. I
32	Charles E. Crawford	Sgt.	84th PA Inf. Co. H
33	John W. Stowman	Pvt.	114th PA Inf. Co. I