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Antheil, George b. July 8, 1900 d. February 12, 1959
Composer. The son of German immigrants, he gained fame as pianist and composer in the avant-garde genre. His trademark work was the 1924 work "Le Ballet Mecanique", which incorporated sounds from machines like airplane propellers and car horns. He also wrote film scores for numerous movies in the 1930s. At a dinner party given by Janet Gaynor, George Antheil met Hedy Lamarr. Shortly after this meeting, Lamarr and Antheil invented and patented a secret communications system, U.S. Patent 2,292...[Read More]
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section R, Lot 542
Archinal, William J. b. June 3, 1840 d. May 10, 1919
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Germany, he immigrated to the United States in 1860, and was 21 years old when he enlisted in the 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on August 22, 1861 at Canal Dover, Ohio. Mustered in as a Private in Company I on August 31, 1861, he would go on to be awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 22, 1863. His citation simply reads "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party." On the day in question 150 men...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section W, Lot 126
Bird, John Taylor b. August 16, 1829 d. May 6, 1911
US Congressman. He was elected to represent New Jersey's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1869 to 1873. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section U, Lot 574
Brewer, John Hart b. March 29, 1844 d. December 21, 1900
US Congressman. A Republican, he represented New Jersey's 2nd District in the US House of Representatives for two terms, serving from 1881 to 1885. Brewer was born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and educated at the Trenton Academy and the Delaware Literary Institute in Franklin, New York. His first elected office was in the New Jersey State House of Assembly (1876). For most of his professional life he had a pottery manufacturing business in Trenton, and was elected president of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section B, Lot 705-708
Briggs, Frank Obadiah b. August 12, 1851 d. May 8, 1913
US Senator. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1872, and served in the 2nd United States Regular Infantry from 1872 to 1877. He was elected Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey, serving from 1899 to 1902, and as a Senator from New Jersey to the United States Senate, serving from 1907 until his death in office in 1913.
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section U, Lot 63
Dayton, William Lewis b. February 17, 1807 d. December 1, 1864
US Senator. He was elected as a Senator from New Jersey to the United States Senate, serving from 1842 to 1851. In 1856 he ran as Republican John C. Fremont's Vice Presidential candidate, thus become the very first Republican to run for that office. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section D, Lot 19-20
Halsted, William b. June 4, 1794 d. March 4, 1878
US Congressman, Civil War Union Army Officer. He was elected to represent New Jersey as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1837 to 1839, and 1841 to 1843. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he raised a regiment of cavalry that was initially rejected by the state of New Jersey, which was mistrustful of volunteer cavalry and artillery units raised without specific authorization. Designated "Halsted's Horse" by the Federal Government (which was persuaded to accept...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section D, Lot 306
Ihrie, George Peter b. October 6, 1827 d. February 26, 1903
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served a majority of his Civil War service as an aide and Assistant Inspector General on the staff of Ulysses S. Grant. After the war started he was commissioned a Lieutenant Colonel of the 3rd California Volunteer Infantry, but soon was tabbed to serve with General Grant in the Western Theatre of operations. As part of his staff he participated in the campaigns along the Mississippi River that culminated in the capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi in...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section A, Lots 359-361
Marcy, Gen. Randolph Barnes b. April 9, 1812 d. November 2, 1887
Civil War Union Brigadier General. Father-in-law of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan. Although he was a Mexican War combat veteran, his entire Civil War service was as a staff officer. He served as his son-in-law's chief-of-staff during General McClellan's tenure as commander of the Army of the Potomac, and during inspection duties in various military districts. He was appointed Inspector General of the US Army in 1872. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section C, Lot 5
McClellan, George Brinton b. December 3, 1826 d. October 29, 1885
Civil War Union Major General, New Jersey Governor. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, He graduated from West Point in 1846 and was a commissioned an officer in the US Army Engineers. At the start of the Civil War, he was active in politics when the Governor of Ohio commissioned him Major General of the Ohio militia on April 23, 1861. After the defeat of the Union forces at Bull Run in July 1861, President Lincoln appointed him commander of the Army of the Potomac responsible for the defense...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Heart failure
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section B, Lot 639-704
Mott, Gershom b. April 7, 1822 d. November 29, 1884
Civil War Union Major General. Rose from Colonel of the 6th New Jersey Infantry to Major General, United States Volunteers. Severely wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville, he was elevated to divisional command upon his return from his wounds. His division failed to carry out his orders to support an attack at the Battle of Spotsylvania, which resulted in the failure of that attack and General Mott being reduced to brigade command. He later commanded a division in the Army of the James, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section D, Lot 24
Napton, William b. November 7, 1809 d. May 27, 1874
Civil War Union Militia Officer. He served as Colonel and commander of the 3rd New Jersey Militia regiment, a three-month enlistment unit that was raised in immediate response to the Confederate bombardment on Fort Sumter in April 1891. He was commissioned its commander on April 27, 1861, and led it in the July 1861 First Bull Run Campaign, where it and other New Jersey units were held in reserve. He was mustered out when the unit's enlistment expired on July 31, 1861. Despite not seeing action...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section L, Lot 397-400
Oliphant, Samuel Duncan b. August 1, 1824 d. October 23, 1904
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War first as Lieutenant Colonel and commander of the 8th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, then as Colonel of the 14th Veterans Reserve Corps. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on June 27, 1865 for "meritorious services". After the war he became a prominent Trenton lawyer, and passed away there in 1904. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section U, Lots 76-68
Powers, David Lane b. July 29, 1896 d. March 28, 1968
US Congressman. Served in the United States Army during World War I. Elected to represent New Jersey's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1933 to 1945. Also served as a Member of the New Jersey State House of Assembly from 1928 to 1930. (Bio by: K)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section U, Lot 68-71
Roebling, John Augustus b. June 12, 1800 d. July 22, 1869
Civil Engineer. He is best known as the builder of the world's first modern steel suspension bridges, the most famous of which is the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. He was born in Muhlhausen, Prussia, now part of Germany, the son of a tobacconist. His mother, Friederike Dorothea Roebling had great dreams about the future of her children and she recognized young John's potential at an early age. By dint of stringent economies and efficient management of the family's modest finances, she...[Read More] (Bio by: Edward Parsons)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section D, Lot 304
Rusling, James Fowler b. April 14, 1834 d. April 1, 1918
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. An 1854 graduate of Dickinson College, he entered the Pennsylvania Bar in 1857, and the New Jersey Bar in 1859, and served as the Morris County solicitor just prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. When the war erupted in April 1861, he enlisted in the Union Army, receiving a commission of 1st Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster of the 5th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on August 5, 1861. He served in that capacity through the organization and...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section U, Lots 47-49
Truex, William Snyder b. October 2, 1819 d. September 5, 1889
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War as an officer in 3 New Jersey Infantry regiments, becoming Colonel and commander of the 14th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry in 1862. He commanded a brigade in the Army of the Potomac's VI Corps later in the war, and lead it in the 1864 Battle of Monocacy. His unit helped to delay theadvancing rebels under Confederate General Jubal Early, who were intent on capturing Washington DC in July 1864. Union troops stopped the force for 24...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section N, Lot 429
Woodward, Evan M. b. March 11, 1838 d. August 15, 1904
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during the Civil War as First Lieutenant and Adjutant of the 2nd Pennsylvania Reserves. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, on December 13, 1862. His citation reads "Advanced between the lines, demanded and received the surrender of the 19th Georgia Infantry and captured their battle flag". His Medal was issued on December 14, 1894. He was promoted up to Major of the regiment during his Civil...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section H, Lots 342-345, Grave 7

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