Find A Grave - Hollywood Cemetery

Beveridge, Edyth Gertrude Carter b. 1862 d. August 29, 1927
Journalist. A pioneering female photojournalist, she gained recognition with photo-essays in the "Confederate Veteran" in 1896 and "Illustrated American", the first photojournalism magazine in the United States, in 1897. Her later commissions included works for "Collier's", "Harper's Weekly", and her most famous photo-essay, "Where Southern Memories Cluster", in "Ladies' Home Journal" in 1906. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Binford, James Henry b. August 21, 1832 d. July 30, 1876
Noted regional educator. A teacher and principal at private schools, Binford was unanimously elected superintendent of Richmond's public school system in 1870, only one year after Richmond had established its first public schools. In 1871, Richmond's schools formally became part of Virginia's new public school system. An effective and innovative administrator, Binford sought to bring Richmond's schools to national standards. Binford's grave is marked by a monument placed there by Richmond's...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Bird, Pickens Butler b. January 12, 1833 d. June 6, 1864
Confederate Army Officer. A Florida plantation owner at the start of the Civil War, he enlisted in 1861, becoming a 2nd Lieutenant in Company K, 2nd Florida Infantry. By 1863 he was a Major in the 9th Florida Regiment, and he led that regiment at the Battle of Olustee in Florida in 1864. Wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor in Virginia on June 3, 1864, he was transfered to a Richmond hospital where he died of his wounds three days later. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Plot: Confederate Officers' Section
Bolton, Channing Moore b. January 24, 1843 d. December 6, 1922
Civil engineer; During the Civil War, Bolton served the Confederacy by helping to lay out defenses around Richmond, supervising and constructing the Piedmont Railroad from Danville, Virginia, to Greensboro, North Carolina, and constructing and subsequently destroying a pontoon bridge over the Potomac River following the retreat from Gettysburg; Following the war, he designed a 600 foot railroad tunnel under Gamble's Hill in Richmond (1866-1867) and a 4000 foot tunnel under Church Hill (1872-...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Bolton, James b. June 5, 1812 d. May 15, 1869
Pioneering Physician. He received his MD from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York in 1836. Taking up practice in Richmond, Bolton took an early interest in eye diseases at a time when ophthalmology was not considered a separate specialty. He published many medical papers in the 1840s and 1850s and his papers describing the use of ether and chloroform during surgery are credited with encouraging many physicians concerning the safety of anesthetics. During the Civil War, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Bosher, Kate Lee b. February 1, 1865 d. July 27, 1932
Author, Suffragette. A writer of popular fiction, some of her best-selling novels include "Mary Cary, 'Freqently Martha'", "Miss Gibbie Gault", "Kitty Canary", and "His Friend Miss McFarlane". She was also a leading woman's suffrage advoctate, appearing as a speaker before the Virginia House of Delegates in 1912 and the Virginia Press Association convention in 1916 to advocate woman suffrage. She was a founder of the League of Woman Voters. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Bosher, Lewis Crenshaw b. February 17, 1860 d. September 12, 1920
Pioneering physician and medical educator. He received his MD from the Medical College of Virginia in 1883. He became professor of anatomy and genito-urinary surgery at the Medical College of Virginia in 1888, professor of the practice of surgery and of clinical surgery in 1896, and professor of surgery in 1897. He is credited with popularizing the cystoscope. He was a founder of Richmond's Memorial Hospital in 1903 and Stuart Circle Hospital in 1913. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Branch, James Read b. July 28, 1828 d. July 2, 1869
Lieutenant colonel, Confederate Army, Civil War; a banker, he headed Thomas Branch and Sons in Richmond; a Radical Republican candidate for the Virginia Senate in 1869, he was killed four days before the election when a temporary bridge leading to a campaign barbecue on an island in the James River collapsed into the river.
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Brander, Thomas Alexander b. December 12, 1839 d. January 28, 1900
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. A Leader of the United Confederate Veterans, he entered the 20th Regiment Virginia Infantry as a Second Lieutenant in 1861 and served in nearly every campaign of the Army of Northern Virginia. He was seriously wounded at Fredericksburg in 1862 and was a Major when the Army surrendered at Appomattox Court House in 1865. Following the war, he became one of the best known veterans' organization leaders in the United States, becoming Major General and Commander...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Bright, John Fulmer b. November 17, 1877 d. December 29, 1953
Richmond Mayor. Served as Mayor of Richmond from 1924 to 1940. Trained as a physician, he received his M. D. from the Medical College of Virginia in 1898, where he became a professor of anatomy following his graduation. An officer in the Virginia National Guard, he would serve as a Colonel in World War I and retire as a Brigadier General in World War II. While Mayor he was instrumental in establishing Byrd Flying Field as a municipal airport. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Brockenbrough, John Mercer b. August 1, 1830 d. August 25, 1892
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Organized the 40th Virginia Infantry in 1861 and was commissined Colonel of the regiment. Becoming brigade commander in 1862, his troops saw action at Second Manassas, Antietam and Fredericksburg. In 1863, his brigade would suffer a fifty percent casualty rate while driving back the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville, and, down to 500 men, would crumble at Gettysburg. Passed over for promotion, he resigned, despite receiving great support from his men...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Brockman, Benjamin Thomas b. December 11, 1831 d. June 8, 1864
Confederate Army Officer; A Spartanburg, South Carolina, merchant at the start of the Civil War, he enlisted in the 13th South Carolina Regiment in 1861 and became a Captain. He had been promoted to Major by the time he was wounded at the Battle of Second Manassas in 1862, and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and, later, Colonel in 1863. After receiving severe head and arm wounds at Spotsylvania Courthouse on May 12, 1864, he was transfered to a Richmond hospital where he died from...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Plot: Confederate Officers' Section
Bronaugh, William Naylor b. February 9, 1833 d. June 26, 1862
Confederate States Army Officer. After graduating from the University of Virginia in 1857, he taught at St. John's College in Little Rock, Arkansas. He helped form the First Arkansas Infantry in 1861 and became a Major in the 2nd Arkansas Battalion in 1862. During fighting at the Battle of Mechanicsville, he was struck by a shell fragment and killed. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Plot: Confederate Soldiers' Section
Bruce, Charles b. August 17, 1826 d. October 6, 1896
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. One of the wealthiest tobacco growers in pre-Civil War Virginia and builder of the elaborate Gothic Revivial mansion, Staunton Hill, in Charlotte County. In 1861 he raised and outfitted an Artillery Battery, known as the Staunton Hill Artillery, and served as its Captain. Two of his eight sons were Charles Morrelle Bruce, Governor of Arizona Territory, and United States Senator William Cabell Bruce. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Cabell, Henry Coalter b. February 14, 1820 d. January 31, 1889
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Graduating from the University of Virginia in 1842, he was admitted to the Virginia bar and practiced law in Richmond until the start of the Civil War. Entering the Confederate Army as a Captain, he eventually rose to the rank of Colonel in the First Virginia Artillery. His battalion saw action at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Salem Church, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania Court House, and Appomattox Station. Following the Civil War, he returned to the...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Cabell, James Branch b. April 14, 1879 d. May 5, 1958
Author.
Cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Call, George William b. 1825 d. May 31, 1862
Confederate States Army Officer. A successful attorney, he served in the Florida State Senate from 1858 to 1860 and was Secretary-Treasurer of the Florida Railroad. Commissioned a Captain in Company K, 2nd Florida Infantry Regiment, known as the "Davis Guards", in 1861, he was promoted to Major in 1862. Shortly after his promotion, he was killed at the Battle of Seven Pines. He was the brother of United States Senator Wilkinson Call of Florida. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Plot: Confederate Soldiers' Section
Cameron, Alexander b. November 1, 1832 d. February 3, 1915
Tobacco manufacturer. With his brother, William, founded Alexander Cameron and Co., later Cameron and Cameron, one of the largest tobacco firms in Virginia, buying, manufacturing, and selling all forms of tobacco products through agents in Australia, Europe, Asia, South Africa, and North America.
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Caskie, John Samuels b. November 8, 1821 d. December 15, 1869
US Congressman. After graduating from the University of Virginia in 1842, he studied law and was admitted to the Virginia bar, practicing in Richmond before becoming Judge of the Richmond and Henrico circuits, where he served from 1846 to 1849. He was elected to the United States Congress from Virginia and served from 1851 to 1859, afterwards returning to the practice of law in Richmond. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Chilton, Robert Hall b. February 25, 1815 d. February 18, 1879
Brevet Major United States Army, Paymaster United States Army, Brigadier General Confederate States Army. He was born in Loudoun City, Virginia. He was a 1837 graduate of the United States Military Academy, ranking 48th out of 57. He then joined the dragoons serving in frontier service. In the Mexican War, he saved the life of a Colonel of Mississippi volunteers. Ironically, the Colonel turned out to be Jefferson Davis. For his heroics that day, he was brevetted Major. He then served as...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
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