Union Civil War Veterans, S-T
Sanders, Chilion Wait: Construction Corps, Quartermaster Dept., U.S. Volunteers, NA; b. New York, May 30, 1845; d. June 26, 1930, San Andreas; buried Mokelumne Hill (Protestant) [Unmarked]
Sanders, George W.: 1st Sgt., Co. A, 1st California Infantry, August 1861, reenlisted as a Veteran, December 1863-September 1866; b. Pennsylvania (possibly Washington Co.), circa 1826; d. 1870-1920, NA; buried NA [possibly also Mexican War, Cpl., Co. E, 4th U.S. Infantry, October 1846-October 1851]
Sargent, Walter Herbert: Pvt., Co. B, 12th Massachusetts Infantry (“Webster Regiment”), February 1862, wounded at Antietam (September 17, 1862), wounded at Wilderness, Virginia (May 5, 1864)/Co. C, 39th Massachusetts Infantry, June 1864-February 1865/Artificer, Co. C, Co. D, U.S. Army Engineers Battalion, February 1867-February 1871; b. Boston, Massachusetts, September 21, 1845; d. October 4, 1927, Stockton; buried Altaville (Protestant) (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect October 8, 1927) [Photo – Gravesite]
Saul, George M.: Pvt., Co. H, 4th California Infantry, September 1864-November 1865; b. Kentucky, circa 1832; d. 1865-1930 (possibly 1903-1930), NA (possibly California, possibly Sonoma Co.); buried NA (possibly California)
Saunders, Robert: Sgt., Co. H, 8th California Infantry, February 1865-October 1865; b. Ohio, circa 1823; d. 1890-1900, Ohio; buried Ohio [Photo – Portrait]
Sawyer, Jerome: Pvt., Co. L, 1st California Cavalry, August 1863-May 1866; b. New Hampshire, circa 1843 (brother of Leroy); d. 1870-1930, NA (possibly October 7, 1878, Mexico City, Mexico); buried NA (possibly Mexico City, Mexico (National Cemetery))
Sawyer, Leroy Milton: Pvt., Co. G, 2nd California Infantry, September 1861-September 1864; b. New Hampshire, 1831 (brother of Jerome); d. February 22, 1886, Angels Camp; buried Altaville (Protestant) (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect February 26, 1886) [Photo – Gravesite]
Schnabel, Gustavus: Pvt., Co. I, 3rd California Infantry (“McClellan Guards”), May 1862/Co. C, February 1864-May 1865; b. France, circa 1831; d. 1865-1930, NA; buried NA
Schwoerer, William: Pvt., Co. G, 9th U.S. Infantry, May 1865-May 1868; b. Boston, Massachusetts, January 11, 1851; d. May 30, 1907, Spring Valley; buried Double Springs (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect June 1, 1907) [Photo – Gravesite]
Scofield, Charles: Pvt., Co. G, 2nd California Infantry, September 1861-September 1864; b. Marathon, New York, circa 1824; d. April 10, 1898, Groveland; buried California (probably Tuolumne Co.)
Scott, Edward: 1st Lt., Co. H, 8th California Infantry, February 1865-October 1865; b. Wetherbends, England, May 11, 1831; d. September 25, 1891, California; buried Stockton (Rural) [Photos – Portrait and Gravesite]
Scott, Lyman Samuel (L.S.): [Post-1854 Amador Co.]: Capt., Co. D, 4th California Infantry, September 1861-December 1865 (Post Commander, Fort Yamhill, Fort Hoskins, Oregon Territory, 1861-July 1865); b. Litchfield, Connecticut, October 1, 1830; d. November 21, 1892, Salem, Oregon; buried Salem, Oregon (Pioneer) [Photo – Gravesite]
Severance, Daniel Robert: Cpl., Co. H, 8th California Infantry, February 1865-October 1865; b. Knox, Maine, June 12, 1843; d. July 1, 1885, Milford, Utah Territory; buried Milford, Utah Territory (Obituary/The Salt Lake Tribune July 2, 1885) [Photos – Portrait and Gravesite]
Sharp, Franklin N. (Frank): Pvt., Co. I, 30th Iowa Infantry, September 1862-June 1865; b. Pennsylvania (possibly Franklin Co.), circa 1831 (possibly January 3, 1831); d. April 5, 1885, California; buried Jenny Lind [Photo – Gravesite]
Sharp, George Robert: Sgt., Co. K, 1st California Cavalry, March 1863/2nd Lt., November 1864/Co. C, March 1866 (resigned); b. Bellevue, Ohio, July 2, 1842; d. January 3, 1917, Oakland; buried California
Shaw, Oliver W.: Pvt., Co. L, 1st California Cavalry, March 1863-March 1866; b. Wallkill, New York, February 14, 1813; d. February 28, 1880, Stockton; buried Stockton (Rural) [Located – No Marker]
Shear, Abram (or Abraham): Pvt., Co. G, 127th New York Infantry (“Monitors”), August 1862-1865; b. New York, circa 1841; d. March 17, 1929, San Francisco; buried San Francisco (National Cemetery) [Photo – Gravesite]
Sheffer, Francis Davis: Pvt., Co. B, 10th Indiana Infantry, April 1861-August 1861; b. Indiana, January 1838; d. January 9, 1917, Los Angeles Co.; buried Los Angeles (National Cemetery) [Photo – Gravesite]
Sheldon, Joseph W.: Pvt., Co. E, 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry (“The California Battalion”), March 1863-July 1865; b. Newcastle, Maine, September 15, 1830; d. October 2, 1908, Dresden, Maine; buried Maine [Photo – Portrait]
Sheppard, William (aka Bill Johnson): Pvt., Co. B, 9th Delaware Infantry, September 1864-January 1865; b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 23, 1847; d. July 8, 1907, West Point; buried West Point (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect July 13, 1907) [Photo – Gravesite]
Sherwood, Charles T.: Sgt., Co. H, 6th California Infantry, February 1863/2nd Lt., Co. K, September 1864/1st Lt., Adjutant, Staff, March 1865-October 1865; b. Greenwich, Connecticut, June 1, 1833; d. 1865-1930, San Francisco; buried NA (probably California)
Sherwood, Thomas: Pvt., Co. H, 3rd California Infantry (“McClellan Guards”), October 1861-October 1864; b. Scotland, circa 1841; d. 1864-1940, NA; buried NA
Shoemaker, Francis Marion: Pvt., Co. H, 3rd California Infantry (“McClellan Guards”), September 1861/Sgt., 2nd Lt., December 1861/1st Lt., August 1864/Co. I, September 1864/Co. D, September 1864-December 1865; b. Lycoming, Pennsylvania, November 30, 1824; d. circa 1896, Idaho; buried Blackfoot, Idaho (Grove City)
Shreve, John Allen: Pvt., Co. I, 1st California Cavalry, September 1863-May 1866; b. Salem, Massachusetts, January 1, 1825; d. 1893, NA (probably California, possibly Mono Co.); buried NA (probably California)
Shute, John William: Pvt., Co. I, 26th Illinois Infantry, November 1861-June 1862 (disability); b. New Hampshire (possibly Newmarket), circa 1836 (possibly March 31, 1835); d. December 22, 1925, Oakland; buried California
Siegler, John Frederick: Pvt., Co. H, 8th California Infantry, December 1864-October 1865; b. Holstein, Germany, May 31, 1832 (naturalized October 1869); d. March 30, 1906, Fosteria; buried Mokelumne Hill (Protestant) [Photo – Gravesite]
Simon, Luther Bert: Pvt., Co. F, 9th Iowa Cavalry, June 1863, Cpl., January 1864-October 1864 (disability); b. Washington Co., Ohio, August 1834; d. June 14, 1917, Los Angeles; buried Los Angeles (National Cemetery)
Simonson, Tompkins: Pvt., Co. A, 1st California Infantry, August 1861-August 1864; b. New York, circa 1829 (brother of William); d. November 10, 1899, Staten Island, New York; buried West New Brighton, New York (Staten Island/Trinity Church)
Simonson, William: Pvt., Co. L, 1st California Cavalry, April 1863-April 1866; b. New York, circa 1827 (brother of Tompkins); d. 1866-1920, NA; buried NA
Simonton, Morgan: Pvt., Co. C, Co. D, 7th Indiana Infantry, April 1861-August 1861/Pvt., 2nd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery, NA/Pvt., 1st Lt., Capt., Battery H (“Montgomery’s Battery”), 2nd Missouri Light Artillery, NA (to at least October 1864); b. Indiana, circa 1844; d. July 26, 1913, San Joaquin Co.; buried Stockton (Rural) [Located – No Marker]
Simpson, Alexander C.: Cpl., Co. H, 8th California Infantry, December 1864-October 1865; b. New York, circa 1832; d. 1901, California; buried California
Sliter, Charles F.: Pvt., Co. I, 14th New Hampshire Infantry, December 1863, deserted at Washington, DC (January 29, 1864); b. Tompkins, New York, 1843; d. December 13, 1931, San Francisco; buried California
Small, Robert: Pvt., Co. F, 3rd California Infantry (“McClellan Guards”), September 1861-February 1864, died of typhoid fever; b. NA, NA; d. February 9, 1864, Camp Douglas, Utah Territory; buried Camp Douglas, Utah Territory
Smart, John: Pvt., Co. E, 7th California Infantry (“The Golddiggers’ Regiment”), November 1864-September 1865, died of disease; b. London, England, circa 1824; d. September 28, 1865, Fort Mason, Arizona Territory; buried Fort Mason, Arizona Territory
Smith, Charles: Pvt., Co. E, 7th California Infantry (“The Golddiggers’ Regiment”), October 1864, deserted at the Presidio, San Francisco (March 24, 1865); b. West Carlisle, Ohio, circa 1824; d. 1865-1920, NA; buried NA
Smith, Charles W.: Capt., Co. A, 2nd California Infantry, September 1861-June 1862 (resigned); b. Massachusetts, circa 1826; d. 1862-1910, NA (possibly July 4, 1867, near Murphys); buried NA (possibly Murphys (Protestant))[Also Mexican War]
Smith, Edward: Pvt., Co. A, 159th Ohio Infantry, February 1863-December 1864; b. Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1835; d. October 15, 1927, San Joaquin Co.; buried Lockeford (Harmony Grove) [Photo – Gravesite]
Smith, Henry P.: Pvt., Co. E, 7th California Infantry (“The Golddiggers’ Regiment”), November 1864-October 1865, died of intermittent fever; b. Cork, Ireland, circa 1820; d. October 13, 1865, Fort Mason, Arizona Territory; buried Fort Mason, Arizona Territory
Smith, James W.: Pvt., Co. H, 8th California Infantry, November 1864-October 1865; b. Indiana, circa 1828; d. December 27, 1903, Calaveras Co.; buried San Andreas (Hospital) [Unmarked] [Photo – Monument for Unmarked Graves]
Smith, Silas C.: Cpl., Co. A, 2nd California Infantry, September 1861-June 1863 (disability); b. Maine, circa 1833; d. circa 1891, Maine; buried Maine
Smith, Wilson C.: Pvt., Co. F, 3rd Maine Infantry, June 1862/Co. H, 17th Maine Infantry, June 1862-June 1865 (disability, gunshot wound on left side); b. Maine, April 1829; d. September 4, 1931, West Los Angeles (Pacific Branch National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers); buried Los Angeles (National Cemetery) [Photo – Gravesite]
Sohn, James A.: Pvt., Co. L, 55th Ohio Infantry, February 1864-July 1865; b. Ohio, August 26, 1844; d. February 16, 1926, Amador Co.; buried Ione [Photos – Portrait and Gravesite]
Souder, Samuel Van Buren: Pvt., Co. H, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, September 1861-September 1864; b. Pennsylvania, circa 1843; d. April 7, 1887, Angels Camp; buried Altaville (Protestant) (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect April 15, 1887 and Calaveras Citizen April 23, 1887) [Photo – Gravesite]
Southworth, Herbert Clarence: Pvt., Co. A, 24th Michigan Infantry, March 1865-June 1865; b. Leoni, Michigan, July 24, 1845; d. July 30, 1902, Wallace; buried Clements (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect August 2, 1902) [Photo – Gravesite]
Spaulding, John: Pvt., Co. E, 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry (“The California Battalion”), February 1863-June 1864, captured at Dranesville, Virginia, February 22, 1864 (Andersonville prison), died of diarrhea; b. North Anson, Maine, April 4, 1834; d. June 19, 1864, Andersonville, Georgia; buried Andersonville, Georgia (National Historic Site) (Obituary/Calaveras Chronicle January 21, 1865) [Photo – Gravesite]
Spear, Leander: Sgt., Co. I, 3rd California Infantry (“McClellan Guards”), October 1861-October 1864; b. West Gardiner, Maine, February 3, 1835; d. 1883-1900, Maine (probably West Gardiner); buried Kennebec Co., Maine (Fairbanks)
Sperry, James A.: Pvt., Co. H, 70th Ohio Infantry, November 1861-August 1865; b. Ohio, circa 1843; d. 1898-1940, NA; buried NA
Sperry, John Austin: Sgt., Co. K, 25th Michigan Infantry, July 1862-January 1863 (disability); b. Illinois, November 7, 1835; d. February 10, 1921, San Joaquin Co.; buried Stockton (later Manteca) (East Union) [Photos – Portrait and Gravesite]
Stacey, Robert E.: Pvt., Cpl., Sgt., Co. F, 30th Maine Infantry, September 1863-August 1865; b. Staceyville, Maine, circa 1844; d. November 7, 1919, San Joaquin Co.; buried Stockton (Rural) [Photo – Gravesite]
Stackpole, Jacob Emmons: Pvt., Co. A, 3rd California Infantry (“McClellan Guards”), September 1861-October 1864/Co. L, 2nd California Cavalry, February 1865-July 1866; b. Kennebunk, Maine, August 13, 1826; d. November 6, 1907, Felix; buried Milton (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect November 16, 1907) [Photo – Gravesite]
Stage, George Miflin: Pvt., Co. D, 3rd New Jersey Infantry, May 1861, captured 1862 (Libby and Belle Isle prisons, Richmond, Virginia), escaped from Libby, recaptured, exchanged or released, November 1862 (disability); b. Dover, New Jersey, April 23, 1844; d. November 27, 1915, Burson; buried Jenny Lind [Photo – Gravesite]
Staton, James M.: Pvt., Co. E, 7th California Infantry (“The Golddiggers’ Regiment”), October 1864-June 1866; b. Henry, Kentucky, October 22, 1813; d. April 26, 1895, Carroll Co., Missouri; buried Carroll Co., Missouri (Salem) [Photo – Gravesite]
Staunton, Michael B.: Pvt., Co. A, 1st California Infantry, August 1861-August 1864; b. Maryland, July 1826; d. June 1905, Nevada; buried Winnemucca, Nevada
Stemmons, Morton: Pvt., Co. A, 5th California Infantry, September 1861-November 1864/Co. E, 1st California Veteran Infantry, January 1865-September 1866; b. Missouri, circa 1832; d. 1880-1930, NA; buried NA
Stevens, Frederick Smith: 1st Sgt., Co. H, 3rd California Infantry (“McClellan Guards”), November 1861-October 1864; b. Lynn, Massachusetts, August 7, 1838; d. March 27, 1918, Blackfoot, Idaho; buried Blackfoot, Idaho (Grove City) [Photo – Gravesite]
Stevenson, John: Pvt., Co. E, 7th California Infantry (“The Golddiggers’ Regiment”), November 1864-June 1866/NA, U.S. Cavalry, September 1866, deserted (November 3, 1866); b. Glasgow, Scotland, March 21, 1827; d. July 11, 1907, Shasta Co.; buried Anderson [Photo – Gravesite]
Stevison, Calvin Hill: Pvt., Co. K, 6th U.S. Infantry, March 1858, deserted October 17, 1858, apprehended, served to NA; b. Knox Co., Ohio, December 1822; d. 1900-1905, NA (probably California); buried NA (probably California)
Still, Alonzo Delfarado: Pvt., Co. L, 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry (“The California Battalion”), February 1863-March 1864 (disability); b. Macedon, New York, August 25, 1828; d. March 25, 1904, Hastings, Michigan; buried Yankee Springs, Michigan (Coman) [Photo – Gravesite]
Stuart, William W.: Capt., Co. G, 2nd California Infantry, September 1861-May 1863 (dismissed); b. New York, circa 1829; d. February 7, 1888, Yountville (Veterans Home); buried Yountville [Photo – Gravesite]
Swain, James W.: Pvt., Co. C, 1st Maryland Infantry, November 1864-June 1865/Co. F, 5th U.S. Cavalry, December 1865-December 1868/Battery G, D, E, 4th U.S. Artillery, January 1870-January 1875; b. Elkridge, Maryland, 1840; d. January 30, 1925, Sonoma Co.; buried Healdsburg (Oakmound) [Photo – Gravesite]
Swank, Casper S. (possibly Study): Pvt., Co. I, 3rd California Infantry (“McClellan Guards”), September 1861-October 1864/Pvt., Sgt., Co. A, 187th Ohio Infantry, March 1865-January 1866; b. Jefferson Township, Richland Co., Ohio, October 8, 1837; d. August 25, 1902, Eden Township, Wyandotte Co., Ohio; buried Eden Township, Wyandotte Co., Ohio (Nevada)
Swarens, William: Pvt., Co. E, 7th California Infantry (“The Golddiggers’ Regiment”), November 1864-June 1866; b. Hamburg, Illinois, January 20, 1831; d. March 9, 1892, Butler, Missouri; buried Ardmore, Oklahoma (Hillcrest)
Swinford, Elijah H. (“Lige”): Cpl., Co. M, 12th Missouri Cavalry, March 1864-June 1865; b. Polk Co., Tennessee, 1835; d. December 16, 1890, North Branch; buried Jenny Lind (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect December 20, 1890) [Also Pvt., Co. C, 1st Regiment, Missouri State Guards, Confederate States of America, NA-September 1862, captured, discharged after oath of allegiance] [Photo – Gravesite]
Tannatt, George Frost: 1st Lt., Co. A, 1st Illinois Cavalry, July 1861/Capt., Aide-de-camp, U.S. Volunteers, July 1862-August 1862 (wounded August 9, 1862, Cedar Mountain, Virginia), died from wounds; b. Massachusetts, circa 1824; d. August 15, 1862, Alexandria, Virginia; buried Springfield, Massachusetts (Springfield) (Obituary/Stockton Daily Independent October 8, 1862) [Photo – Portrait]
Tascell, Eugene: Pvt., Co. H, 3rd California Infantry (“McClellan Guards”), September 1861-October 1864/Co. H, 8th California Infantry, December 1864-October 1865; b. France, circa 1834; d. May 9, 1906, Yountville (Veterans Home); buried Yountville [Photo – Gravesite]
Taylor, George P.: Pvt., Co. H, 8th California Infantry, December 1864-October 1865; b. Ohio, circa 1829; d. 1907-1920, NA; buried NA
Tefft, Perry Greene: Sgt., Co. H, 8th California Infantry, December 1864-October 1865; b. Rhode Island, June 1834; d. January 10, 1910, Walla Walla, Washington; buried Washington
Tefft, Thomas Wilbur: 2nd Lt., Co. B, 69th Illinois Infantry, June 1862-September 1862/1st Lt., Co. A, 141st Illinois Infantry, June 1864-October 1864; b. Lebanon, New York, October 30, 1824; d. January 8, 1912, Elgin, Illinois; buried Elgin (Bluff City)
Thomas, Job Francis: Pvt., Co. G, 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters (“Berdan’s Sharpshooters”), October 1861-December 1863 (disability, shot in right hip at Antietam, September 17, 1862); b. Derry, New Hampshire, October 12, 1839; d. February 3, 1907, Urbana, Ohio; buried Urbana, Ohio (Oakdale)
Thomas, Robert McElrath (aka Robert McThomas): Pvt., Co. E, 7th California Infantry (“The Golddiggers’ Regiment”), November 1864-June 1866; b. Williamsport, Pennsylvania, circa 1841; d. July 8, 1872, Angels Camp; buried Angels Camp [Unmarked -cemetery no longer exists] (Obituary/Stockton Daily Independent July 22, 1872 and Calaveras Chronicle July 20, 1872)
Thompson, Cyrus Weller: Pvt., Co. B, 1st Arkansas Cavalry, June 1862-August 1865; b. Evansville, Arkansas, January 22, 1845; d. February 26, 1928, Lockeford; buried Lockeford (Harmony Grove) [Photo – Gravesite]
Thorp, John Bailey: Enlisted, Co. E, 7th California Infantry (“The Golddiggers’ Regiment”), November 1864 (rejected)/Pvt., Co. B, 2nd California Infantry, December 1864-May 1866; b. Camden, Texas, August 1846; d. October 11, 1924, Santa Cruz Co.; buried Yountville [Photo – Gravesite]
Tilford, George Wilson: 1st Lt., Co. F, Staff, 9th Iowa Cavalry, July 1863-February 1866; b. New York, October 1836; d. September 23, 1903, Salt Spring Valley; buried Milton (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect October 24, 1903) [Photo – Gravesite]
Tomlinson, Silas W.: Pvt., Co. A, 6th California Infantry, September 1864-October 1865; b. Missouri, circa 1843; d. March 16, 1890, Mountain Ranch; buried Mountain Ranch (Obituary/Calaveras Prospect March 29, 1890) [Photo – Gravesite]
Tongate, William H.: Cpl., Co. I, 3rd California Infantry (“McClellan Guards”), October 1861/Pvt., Co. H, October 1861-October 1864; b. Kentucky, circa 1827; d. 1870-1900, California (probably Calaveras Co.); buried West Point [Unmarked]
Tower, Levi Nicholas: Capt., Co. H, 8th California Infantry, February 1865-October 1865; b. Maine, 1834; d. 1897, California (probably San Francisco); buried California
Townsend, Nathan: Pvt., Co. G, 44th Iowa Infantry, June 1864-September 1864; b. Jefferson Co., Iowa, November 5, 1844; d. December 25, 1909, Mokelumne Hill; buried Mokelumne Hill (Protestant) [Photo – Gravesite]
Turley, Marshall M.: Pvt., Co. H, 3rd California Infantry (“McClellan Guards”), October 1861-October 1864; b. Montgomery Co., Kentucky or Missouri, circa 1824; d. 1886-1900, NA (possibly Wyoming Territory); buried NA (possibly Wyoming Territory)
Turner, George L.: Pvt., Bugler, Co. A, 9th Illinois Cavalry, March 1864-October 1865; b. Illinois, November 1845; d. October 29, 1906, Los Angeles; buried California
Tynan, William H.: Pvt., Co. H, 3rd California Infantry (“McClellan Guards”), November 1861/Co. I, November 1861-April 1862, drowned while bathing in Suisun Bay; b. Massachusetts, circa 1843; d. April 21, 1862, Suisun Bay; buried Benicia (Post Cemetery)(Obituary/Calaveras Chronicle April 26, 1862 and May 10, 1862 and Stockton Daily Independent April 24, 1862)
Tyrell, William B.: Pvt., Co. E, 7th California Infantry (“The Golddiggers’ Regiment”), November 1864-August 1865, died of disease; b. Beecher, England, circa 1819; d. August 14, 1865, Fort Tubac, Arizona Territory; buried Fort Tubac, Arizona Territory