Find A Grave - Oakland Cemetery

Alexander, Edmund Brooke b. October 6, 1802 d. January 3, 1888
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He graduated in 1823 from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, where he was a classmate of future Union Generals Lorenzo Thomas and George S. Greene. He served many years on the American frontier, and fought in the Mexican War, where his leadership of his troops in the Battles of...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Block 26, Lot 4
Allen, James b. May 5, 1843 d. August 31, 1913
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Ireland, at age 19 he enlisted in the 16th New York Volunteer Infantry on April 27, 1861, and was mustered in as a Private in Company F. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of South Mountain, Maryland on September 14, 1862. His citation reads "Single-handed and slightly wounded, he accosted a squad of 14 Confederate soldiers bearing the colors of the 16th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.). By an imaginary ruse he secured their...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Block 46, Lot 34C
Andrews, Christopher Columbus b. October 27, 1829 d. September 21, 1922
Civil War Union Brevet Major General. He was a Minnesota lawyer and was elected to the State Senator in 1859. Soon after the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted in the Army as a Private and was commissioned Captain in the 3rd Minnesota Infantry. He surrendered after a fight near Murfreesboro in October 1862 and was taken prisoner. After his exchange, he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 3rd Minnesota and was present in the operations at Vicksburg. He became Colonel in July 1863, served...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Block 51, Lot 44
Austin, Horace b. October 15, 1830 d. November 2, 1905
6th Minnesota Governor. He served as Minnesota Governor from 1870 to 1874.
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Block 41, Lot 17
Averill, John Thomas b. March 1, 1825 d. October 3, 1889
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Congressman. From 1858 to the start of the Civil War, he was a member of the Minnesota State Senate. In 1862, he enlisted and was Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel in the 6th Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. He served with the 6th Minnesota the entire war in campiagnes through Missouri, Arkansas and on the frontier. In 1864, he was promoted Colonel in command of the Military District of West Mississippi, serving until the end of the war. For...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Block 57, Lot 3
Bishop, Judson Wade b. June 24, 1831 d. March 19, 1917
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. When the war broke out, Bishop joined the 2nd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. After training at Fort Snelling, the unit was sent to Kentucky in October of 1861 and participated in the battles of Mill Springs and Perryville. They were an integral part of the defense of Snodgrass Hill in the Battle of Chickamauga, where they suffered heavy losses. They continued to serve with the Army of the Cumberland at Missionary Ridge and participated in Sherman's March...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Burger, Joseph b. April 16, 1848 d. January 3, 1921
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Captain in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Private in Company H, 2d Minnesota Infantry for action on February 15, 1863 at Nolensville, Tennessee. His citation reads "Was one of a detachment of 16 men who heroically defended a wagon train against the attack of 125 cavalry, repulsed the attack, and saved the train." His grandson was United States Supreme Court Justice Warren E. Burger. (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Block 102, Lot 10
Colter, Mary Elizabeth Jane b. April 4, 1869 d. January 8, 1958
Architect, Interior Designer. She has been called "the architect of the Southwest" for her rough-hewn designs, which combined Spanish and Native American influences with a contemporary spirit. She was educated at the California School of Design in San Francisco. In 1901 the Fred Harvey Company offered her a job decorating its landmark Alvarado Hotel in Albuquerque. After 1910 she worked full time for the company and completed twenty one projects for Harvey and the Santa Fe railroad. From...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Overley)
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Block 66, Lot 26
Gilbert, Samuel Augustus b. August 15, 1825 d. June 9, 1868
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. As a civil engineer in the U. S. Coast Survey service, Gilbert took a leave of absence during the Civil War. He was appointed a lieutenant colonel of the 24th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and sent to defend the Union position in West Virginia. On October 14, 1861 he was given command of the 44th Ohio Volunteer Infantry as a colonel and latter participated in the Battle of Lewisburg, West Virginia. He participated in skermishes in central Kentucky and eastern...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Block 33, Lot 9
Gorman, Willis Arnold b. January 12, 1816 d. May 20, 1876
Civil War Union Brigadier General, Minnesota Governor. After serving as a Colonel in the 4th Indiana during the Mexcian American War, he established a law practice in Bloomington. In 1853, President Franklin Pierce appointed him the second Territorial Governor of Minnesota serving until 1857 and was a member of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1857 to 1859. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was appointed Colonel in command of the 1st Minnesota Infantry and served in the First...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Block 20, Lot 1
Hammond, John Henry b. June 30, 1833 d. April 30, 1890
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Hammond was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 5th California Infantry in 1861. He was promoted to major in September of 1862 and served as acting adjutant general and chief of staff for General William Tecumseh Sherman. On October 31, 1864, he was made a brevet brigadier general for services rendered during the war. (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Block 57, Lot 18
Johnson, Richard W. b. February 27, 1827 d. April 21, 1897
Civil War Union Brevet Major General. He graduated from West Point in 1849 and before the Civil War, served as a infantry officer on the frontier. In October, 1861, he was commissioned Brigadier General in command of a division for the Armies of the Ohio and the Cumberland. He fought at Shiloh, Murfreesboro, Chattanooga and in the Atlanta Campaigns. For his service at the Battle of Nashville in December, 1864, he was brevetted Major General of US volunteers. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Block 50, Lot 21
Kidder, Lieut. Lyman S. b. August 31, 1842 d. July 2, 1867
Second Lieutenant, 2nd US Cavalry. Killed by Indians while delivering a message to Lt. Col. George A. Custer, 7th US Cavalry. His father, Jefferson Parish Kidder, was a judge in the Minnesota Supreme Court. Born in Vermont, he moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1858 with his parents, and 1861-1865, fought in the Union Army during the Civil War. After the Civil War, on 18 May 1867, he was appointed 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Cavalry. On 29 June 1867, at Fort Sedgwick, Kansas, he was given a message to...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Block 28, Lot 2
Kiefer, Andrew Robert b. May 25, 1832 d. May 1, 1904
US Congressman. Elected to represent Minnesota's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1893 to 1897. Also served as a Member of the Minnesota State House of Representatives in 1864, and Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1898. (Bio by: K)
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
MacLaren, Robert Neil b. April 8, 1828 d. July 30, 1886
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A lumber manufacturer and commission merchant before the Civil War, MacLaren joined the army as a result of the perceived threat caused by the Sioux uprising in August of 1862. With a lieutenant's commission, he raised a company for the 6th Minnesota Infantry. For eighteen months in 1862 and 1863, he was sent on important expeditions to secure the western frontier. He participated in the battles of Wood Lake and Birch Cooley and assisted in taking...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Block 51, Lot 23
Marshall, William Rainey b. October 17, 1825 d. January 8, 1896
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, Minnesota Governor. Born in Columbia, Missouri, he moved to Minnesota 1849, where he established successful businesses in the banking, newspaper and dairy farms. He also served as a member of the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives (1849-50). With the start of the Civil War, he enlisted as a Private in the Union Army and was soon appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 7th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry. Promoted to Colonel of the 7th Regiment...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Block 5, Circle E & H
Mayall, Samuel b. 1816 d. 1892
US Congressman. Elected to represent Maine's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1853 to 1855. Also was a Member of Maine State Legislature.
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
McGill, Andrew Ryan b. February 19, 1840 d. October 31, 1905
Minnesota Governor. An educator, newspaper editor, and insurance commissioner, McGill was elected Governor of Minnesota in 1886. He took office on January 5, 1887. During his term, the state school tax was adopted, iron ore was discovered on the Mesabi Range, and a state normal school was opened in Moorhead, Minnesota. He left office on January 9, 1889. He was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1898 and 1902 and was appointed postmaster of Saint Paul in 1900. (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
McMillan, Samuel James Renwick b. February 22, 1826 d. October 3, 1897
US Senator. He served as a Senator from Minnesota to the United States Senate from 1875 to 1887.
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
McMillian, Albert Walter b. October 13, 1862 d. October 2, 1948
Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was buried under the name of Albert Walter McMillan. He served as a Sergeant in the United States Army in Company E, 7th US Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on December 1890 at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. His citation reads "While engaged with Indians concealed in a ravine, he assisted the men on the skirmish line, directed their fire, encouraged them by example, and used every effort to dislodge the enemy." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Block 50, Lot 14

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