Andrews, Richard Snowden b. October 29, 1830 d. January 5, 1903 Andrews was an American architect and a Confederate artillery commander and diplomat during the American Civil War. Served as a Lieutenant Colonel of Artillery in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Fought in a number of battles including the Seven Days Battle, where he was wounded. He is known best for his part in the Battle of Cedar Mountain (near Culpeper), Virginia on August 9th 1862. There, near the front, a Federal shell struck his right side, ripping a gaping hole in his abdomen...[Read More] Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Plot: Section A, Lot 26
Armstrong, Annie b. July 11, 1850 d. December 20, 1938 Religious Figure. As founder of the Woman's Missionary Union (WMU), she was a leader in Southern Baptist evangelization efforts for many years. Raised in a prominent Baltimore family, she was baptized in the Seventh Baptist Church of Baltimore at 19 and soon became a founding member of Eutaw Place Baptist Church, where she was to be active for a number of years. In 1880, Miss Annie heard a lecture on the plight of Indians living in Oklahoma; she and other ladies organized relief efforts, which...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Plot: Section P, Grave 63
Arnold, Samuel b. September 6, 1834 d. September 21, 1906 Lincoln Assassination Conspirator. His role in the conspiracy was to help kidnap Abraham Lincoln, but he dropped out of the murder conspiracy two weeks before Lincoln was assassinated. Born in Washington, DC, the Arnold family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where Samuel Arnold was raised, and he attended St. Timothy's Hall, a military academy, where he met John Wilkes Booth. Booth recruited him in 1864 to join a plot to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln, to use Lincoln as exchange for several...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Cause of death: pulmonary tuberculosis Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Plot: Area P, Lot 40
Barney, John b. January 18, 1785 d. January 26, 1857 US Congressman. Elected to represent Maryland's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1825 to 1829. Also served as a Member of the Maryland State House of Delegates from 1820 to 1821. Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Barringer, Daniel Moreau b. July 30, 1806 d. September 1, 1873 US Congressman, US Diplomat. Elected to represent North Carolina's 2nd and 3rd Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1843 to 1849. Also served as a Member of the North Carolina State Legislature from 1829 to 1834, 1840 to 1842, and 1854, Delegate to the North Carolina State Constitutional Convention in 1835, and United States Minister to Spain from 1849 to 1853. (Bio by: K) Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Plot: Section I, lot 106
Bodine, A. Aubrey b. July 21, 1906 d. October 28, 1970 An accomplished and renowned photographer of Baltimore and Maryland scenes, Bodine's photos were a regular feature in the Baltimore Sun paper for many years. The tombstone includes his signature and a carving of a camera lens. Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Bond, Hugh Lennox b. December 16, 1828 d. October 24, 1893 Jurist. He received his education in New York City, and was a graduate of the University of the City of New York in 1848. He returned to Baltimore to study law, and was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1851. He practiced law in Baltimore until 1860, when he was appointed Judge of Baltimore's Criminal Court by the Governor. Subsequently, he was elected to that post, which he held until 1867, when he resumed private law practice. During the Civil War he supported the Union cause and President...[Read More] (Bio by: Rita Janice Traub) Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Plot: Section K, Lot 3.
Booth, John Wilkes b. May 10, 1838 d. April 26, 1865 The assassin of President Lincoln. He was born on the small farm of his parents, both British immigrants, in Harford County, Maryland, the ninth of ten children. Wilkes Booth became an highly acclaimed actor prior to his act that would change history. After being shot through the neck by Sergeant Boston Corbett, He was taken to the porch of Richard Garrett's house near Port Royal, Virginia where he died. The strange Odyssey of his body to a final disposition began after being sewn up in a...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul S.) Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Plot: Believed to be buried with ashes of 3 siblings in the empty area just behind the obelisk
Bright, Jesse David b. December 18, 1812 d. May 20, 1875 US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1845 until he was expelled on February 5, 1862. Also served as a State Court Judge fromm 1834 to 1839, Member of the Indiana State Senate from 1841 to 1843, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana from 1843 to 1845, Member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives from 1867 to 1871, and Presidential Elector from Kentucky in 1868. (Bio by: K) Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Brown, Frank b. August 8, 1846 d. February 3, 1920 Maryland Governor. He served as the Governor of Maryland from 1892 to 1896. He also served as a Member of the Maryland State House of Delegates from 1876 to 1878. Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Brown, Richard Prime b. August 3, 1870 d. March 10, 1948 Major League Baseball Player. On August 15, 1893, he made his debut as a left handed pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles and played for three seasons with the Orioles 1893 to 1894 and Cincinnati Reds in 1897. He ended his career with 14 wins, 3 loss, 34 stikeouts and a 4.90 earned run average. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Buck, James b. 1808 d. November 1, 1865 Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the Union Navy as a Acting Master's Mate and he was awarded the CMOH as a Quartermaster under General Order 11, dated April 3, 1863. His citation reads "Served on board the USS Brooklyn in the attack upon Forts Jackson and St. Philip and at the taking of New Orleans, 24 and 25 April 1862. Although severely wounded by a heavy splinter, Buck continued to perform his duty until positively ordered below. Later stealing back to his post, he...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe) Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Plot: Section Q-24 GPS coordinates: 39.3093605, -76.6062012 (hddd.dddd)
Campbell, Arthur Vincent 'Vin' b. January 30, 1888 d. November 16, 1969 Professional Baseball Player. He played outfield for several baseball organization over his career. He began in 1908 with the Chicago Cubs where he played in only one game. Two years later, he was playing with the Pittsburgh Pirates after he was purchased by them. He was there for two years and traded to the Boston Braves, then jumped to the Federal League in 1914 to play for the Indianapolis Hoosiers and the following year for the Newark Pepper. (Bio by: Robert) Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Campbell, John Archibald b. June 24, 1811 d. March 12, 1889 United States Supreme Court Associate Justice. During the Civil War, he served as Assistant Secretary of War for Confederate States of America from October 1861 to April 1865. Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Plot: Western Area, Lot 23