GETHSEMANE CEMETERY

Little Ferry, New Jersey

United States Colored Civil War Soldiers/Veterans

Submitted by Ann C. Clausen
Pleasantville, New York

 
NAME RANK
UNIT
 REMARKS
Peter H. Billings Pvt Co. H - 29th Connecticut Colored Infantry Regiment. Musician
Silas M. Carpenter Pvt Co. F - 29th Connecticut Colored Infantry Regiment.  

The cemetery has been neglected for many years, but recent efforts of the Bergen County chapter of the NAACP, as well as Bergen County Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs, will soon result in renovated cemetery grounds and a small exhibit on the history of the cemetery and some of the stories of those buried there.

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Posted by:

Bennie J. McRae, Jr.
LWF Network
Trotwood, Ohio