American Civil War Soldiers buried in Valley Brook Cemetery, Breckenridge, Colorado, USA; developed by CemeteryWorks, Boulder, Colorado, USA

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Valley Brook Cemetery American Civil War Veterans

Valley Brook Cemetery American Civil War Veterans Roster

Thirty five [35] American Civil War veterans [34 soldiers and 01 sailor] are documented to be interred in Valley Brook Cemetery, Breckenridge, Colorado, USA.

A roster of the Valley Brook Cemetery American Civil War Veterans is tabulated below. The Resources from which this information was derived and Notes are detailed below the roster.

An image of the veteran's headstone and his "Soldier's Story" can be displayed by clicking on the hyperlinked surname.

A group portrait of 26 American Civil War veterans associated with the Breckenridge Joseph A Mower GAR post can be displayed by clicking on the preceding hyperlink. The photograph is from the Denver Public Library 'History of the American West, 1860-1920' collection.

Valley Brook Civil War Veterans Roster

Surname	Given Names	Rank / Title	Co.	Regi- ment	State / Orgn.	Function	Note
Baldwin	Henry W.	Corpl.	D	117th	NY	INF	---
Bates	John Lewis	Teamster / Wagoner	D	1st	IND	CAV	01
Bates	John D.	Corpl.	B / E	1st	IND	CAV	01
Champlain	Henry A.	Pvt.	K / C	10th / 21st	WIS	INF	02
Crome	Frederick	Sgt.	B	1st	MINN	CAV	03
Davenport	William	Pvt.	K	3rd	COLO	CAV	---
Fuller	James L.	Pvt.	A	Denver Home Guard	COLO	INF	---
Fulton	Harmon J.	Pvt.	C / D	18th	OHIO	INF	04
Giltner	James W.	Pvt.	G	92nd	ILL	INF	---
Greiner	Charles	2nd Lieut.	A	20th	NY	INF	---
Hardy	Charles E.	1st Sgt.	I	9th	IND	INF	---
Hillard	Lewis Forster	Pvt.	A	27th	CONN	INF	---
Hoover	Joseph F.	1st Lieut.	C	192nd	PENN	INF	---
Jaugher	August	Bugler	L	2nd	ILL	INF	05
Key	Solomon P.	Capt.	F	19th	IOWA	INF	---
Kierstead	John L.	Pvt.	G	51st	ILL	INF	06
Kingsbury	Lemuel	Pvt.	--	15th	MICH	INF	---
LaFontaine	Elzeor S. Joseph	Pvt.	K / G	2nd	COLO	INF / CAV	07
Mahan	George B.	Pvt.	B	5th	IOWA	INF	08
Mairs	John McKee	Pvt.	B	6th	MICH	HVY. ART.	09
McClees	John	Pvt.	K	175th	PENN	INF	---
McDonald	Walter H.	Pvt.	K	3rd	COLO	CAV	---
McManus	Edmond	Pvt.	--	18th	NY	L. ART	10
Miars	Eben G.	Saddler	G	9th	ILL	CAV	11
Phillips	Alonzo W.	Pvt.	F	15th	MASS	INF	---
Shock	Adam L.	Capt.	K	3rd	COLO	CAV	---
Shock	Daniel	Pvt.	K / G	49th	OHIO	INF	---
Simonson	Samuel A.	Col.	D	23rd	ILL	INF	12
Smart	Luther B.	Sgt.	F	21st	MO	INF	---
Smith	James	--	--	--	US	NAVY	13
Thurber	Almon R.	Pvt.	H	39th	OHIO	INF	14
Walker	Charles A.	Pvt.	I	21st	WIS	INF	---
Weeks	James	Corpl.	I	36th	ILL	INF	15
Westerman	Conrad L.	Pvt.	I	108th	ILL	INF	---

Resources for Valley Brook Cemetery Civil War Veterans Roster

The most significant resources for the development of 'Valley Brook Cemetery Civil War Veterans Roster' are tabulated below.

Resource
Colorado Veterans' Grave Registrations, 1862-1949, database. An index of the database is available online; grave registration cards can be viewed and copies obtain at / from the archive. The Colorado State Archives Room 1B-20 1313 Sherman Street Denver, CO 80203 Phone 303-866-2358
Colorado Volunteers [1861-1865 ] Transcript of Records Index database available via the Colorado State Archive online.
The US National Park Service Civil War Soldier System online database; an invaluable / impressive resource comprised of three parts: NPS CWSSS Battle Summaries NPS CWSSS Regimental Histories NPS CWSSS Soldiers Names and Records of Union and Confederate database.
Historical Data Systems an online fully searchable database which contains extensive information regarding American Civil War soliders, regiments, and events. HDS is a subscription database [$25 per year] and is indispensible to the development of the 'Soldier's Story'.
History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65; prepared in compliance with acts of the Pennsylvannia legislature by Samuel P. Bates.
Inscriptions on the 32 Department of Veteran Affairs Civil War Military HeadStone at Breckenridge's Valley Brook Cemetery.

Notes regarding Valley Brook Cemetery American Civil War Veterans

Note	Comment
01	Two headstones are standing in Valley Brook Cemetery inscribed John Bates CO. D 1 IND CAV The CWSSS database reveals two soldiers named 'John Bates' were enlisted in the 1st Indiana Cavalry: John Lewis Bates with the rank 'Teamster or Wagoner' who was enlisted in Company D. and John D. Bates with the rank 'Private' and then 'Corporal' who was enlisted in Company E and later transferred to Company B. Until other information is available, the two headstone are taken to be for these two soldiers despite the fact that both headstones are inscribed Company D.
02	Both the CWSSS and the HDS databases report 'Champlin' as an alternative surname.
03	The HDS database reports Fredrick Crome was born in Germany.
04	The HDS database reports Harmon Fulton's middle initial as 'F'. 'J' is inscribed on the headstone.
05	Both the CWSSS and the HDS databases report August surname as 'Jauchcer'; 'Jaugher' is inscribed on the headstone.
06	The CWSSS database reports 'Kierstadt' as an alternative surname.
07	The CWSSS database reports 'Joseph' as an alternative given name.
08	HDS database reports George Mahan's middle initial as 'R'. 'B' is inscribed on the headstone.
09	Both the CWSSS and HDS databases report the surname as 'Myers'.
10	Both the CWSSS and HDS databases reports 'Edward' as an alternative given name.
11	The CWSSS database reports the name as 'Ebbin Myres'. The HDS database reports the name as 'Eben Myres'. 'Eben Miars' is inscribed on the headstone.
12	Both the CWSSS and HDS databases reports 'Simison' as the surname.
13	There is very little information for US Regular [ Federal ] soldiers or US Navy sailors in the NPS CWSSS and/or HDS database.
14	The CWSSS database reports 'Almond' as an alternative given name.
15	Both the CWSSS and HDS databases report the surname as 'Wicks'.

The correspondence between the number of veterans and the State [or regular US Military Branch] in which they served is tabulated below.

State or Branch	Number of CWVets
Colorado	05
Connecticut	01
Iowa	02
Illinois	07
Indiana	03
Massachusetts	01
Michigan	02
Minnesota	01
Missouri	01
New York	03
Ohio	03
Pennsylvania	02
To Be Resolved	01
Wisconsin	02
US Navy	01
Total	35

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