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• Altsheler, Joseph Alexander    b. April 29, 1862  d. June 5, 1919
  Author. He wrote novels of adventure and mystery, predecessors of the popular "Hardy Boys" and "Nancy Drew" series. He was voted Most Popular Writer of Boy's Stories in 1918.
  Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
   
• Anderson Jr., Charles W.    b. May 26, 1907  d. June 14, 1960
  Kentucky State Congressman. When he was elected in 1936 to serve Kentucky in the State House of Representatives, he became the first African-American to be elected to a Southern State Legislature in the 20th century. He died in an accident involving a car and train.
  Eastern Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
   
• Anderson, Richard Clough    b. January 12, 1750  d. October 16, 1826
  Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer. A charter member of Society of the Cincinnati, for officers of the Continental Army, he was wounded in the battles of Trenton and Savannah, He arrived in Louisville in 1784, and created the family plantation, "Soldier's Retreat". He was the father of Robert Anderson, Union Army commander of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor at the outbreak of the Civil War. (Bio by: Mike Maloney)
  Anderson Family Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
   
• Anderson Jr., Richard Clough  b. August 4, 1788  d. July 24, 1826
  US Congressman, US Diplomat. Elected to represent Kentucky's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1817 to 1821. Also served as a Member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives in 1815, and 1821 to 1822, Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives in 1822, and was the United States Minister to Colombia from 1823 to 1826. (Bio by: K)
  Anderson Family Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
   
• Atkinson, Henry    b. 1782  d. June 14, 1842
  United States Army General. He was appointed in 1808 as a Captain in the 3rd United States Infantry and saw action during the War of 1812. In 1814, he was promoted to Colonel in the 45th Infantry and in 1815, he became commander of the 6th Infantry. After the war, he led the two Yellowstone Expeditions of 1819 and 1825, and established the first United States Army fort west of the Missouri River. The site, just north of present-day Omaha, Nebraska, was named after him and today is Fort Atkinson...[Read More] (Bio by: George Bacon)
  Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
  Plot: Section H, Lot 60, Grave 20, Bullitt Family Plot
   
• Baker, Alpheus    b. May 28, 1828  d. October 2, 1891
  Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. He taught school in South Carolina and Georgia while he was studying law. After moving to Alabama, he was admitted to the Alabama Bar Association in 1849, began practicing law and was elected to the Alabama constitutional convention. When war seemed inevitable, he enlisted as a private in a local militia, the Eufaula Rifles. Shortly thereafter he was named captain of Company B of the 1st Alabama Infantry regiment. When the Civil War began his company was...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
  Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
  Plot: Section O, Lot 260, Grave 58
   
• Barbaro    b. April 29, 2003  d. January 29, 2007
  Race Horse. He finished first at the 2006 Kentucky Derby race. His dramatic finish in that race led to widespread public speculation that he might be the next Triple Crown winner of horse racing (the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes; in the 125 year history of horse racing, only 11 horses have won the Triple Crown; the last horse was Affirmed in 1978). Severely injured during the 2006 Preakness Stakes, he struggled through a number of operations before being...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
  Churchill Downs Derby Museum Garden, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
   
• Barret, John Richard    b. August 21, 1825  d. November 2, 1903
  US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Missouri's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1859 to 1860.
  Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
  Plot: Section 14, Lot 175, Grave 1-A
   
• Benedict, Jennie Carter    b. March 25, 1860  d. July 24, 1928
  Author, Businesswoman. She attended culinary classes at the Boston Cooking School in Boston, Massachusetts with future culinary expert Fanny Farmer. She was the creator of Benedictine Cheese, a sandwich spread made from cucumbers and cream cheese. She published her first cook book, "The Blue Ribbon" in 1902. (Bio by: Mike Maloney)
  Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
   
• Bligh, Delos Thurman    b. March 19, 1823  d. March 1, 1890
  Lawman. Known as "Yankee" Bligh, he was a contemporary of famed detective Allan Pinkerton. He was heavily involved in the pursuit of the James-Younger Gang, so much so that in 1875 Jesse James wrote letter to newspapers in Louisville, Kentucky, St. Louis, Missouri and Nashville, Tennessee denouncing Bligh. He gained an international reputation for his investigative police work. Queen Victoria of England gave as reward and commissioned painting of Bligh after he solved a $3 million forgery...[Read More] (Bio by: Mike Maloney)
  Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
   
• Bramlette, Thomas Elliott    b. January 3, 1817  d. January 12, 1875
  Civil War Union Army Officer, 23rd Kentucky Governor. A native of Kentucky, he studied law and practiced as an attorney in Louisville. He became a member of the State Legislature in 1841 and was appointed by Governor John J. Crittenden as the Commonwealth's Attorney in 1848. He resigned in 1850 to resume his law profession. He was an unsuccessful candidate on the Democratic ticket for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1853. In 1856, he was appointed as a state court judge...[Read More] (Bio by: K Guy)
  Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
  Plot: Section P, Lot 244
   
• Brandeis, Louis Dembitz    b. November 13, 1856  d. October 5, 1941
  American legal scholar, attorney and jurist, best known for his tenure as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1916–39). Brandeis was the first Jew ever to be appointed to the Supreme Court. He was an important American litigator, Justice, advocate of privacy, progressive causes, and developer of the Brandeis Brief. In addition, he helped lead the American Zionist movement. Louis Dembitz Brandeis, scion of a wealthy Jewish family, was born in Louisville, Kentucky on November 13...[Read More] (Bio by: Edward Parsons)
  University of Louisville, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
   
• Breckinridge, James Douglas  b. 1781  d. May 6, 1849
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Kentucky's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1821 to 1823. He was defeated in 1822. From 1809 to 1811 he served as a member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives.
  Saint Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
   
• Browning, Pete (Louis Rogers)    b. June 17, 1861  d. September 10, 1905
  Major League Baseball Player. He played Major League Baseball as outfielder for thirteen seasons (1882 to 1894) with the Louisville Colonels of the American Association, the Cleveland Infants of the Players League, and the National League's Pittsburgh Alleghenys (Pirates), Cincinnati Red Stockings (Reds), Louisville Colonels, St. Louis Browns (Cardinals) and Brooklyn Bridegrooms (Dodgers). Allegedly the originator of the Louisville Slugger, he was one of the American Associations League's top...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Cause of death: mastoiditis
  Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
  Plot: Section A
   
• Buckley, Harvey M.   d. March 16, 1898
  Civil War Union Army Officer. He enlisted on October 5, 1861 with a commission of Lieutenant Colonel into the 5th Kentucky Infantry - “Louisville Legion”. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of Colonel and would resign on the 26th of January 1863. He was instrumental in the recruiting of 54th Kentucky Mounted Infantry and when that regiment was organized at New Castle, Kentucky on September 1, 1864, he was placed at the helm of it with the rank of Colonel and would lead it until the...[Read More] (Bio by: Stonewall)
  Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
  Plot: Section B
   
• Burnett, Theodore Legrand    b. November 14, 1829  d. December 30, 1917
  Civil War Confederate Congressman. He served in the United States Army during the Mexican War. After the start of the Civil War, he was elected as a Delegate from Kentucky to the Confederate Provisional Congress from 1861 to 1862, and as a Representative from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1865.
  Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
   
• Caldwell, George Alfred    b. October 18, 1814  d. September 17, 1866
  US Congressman, United States Army Officer. Served in the United States Army during the Mexican War, being commissioned Major and Quartermaster of Volunteers on June 26, 1846. On March 3, 1847 he was promoted to Major of Infantry March 3, 1847, annd then joined the Voltigeurs one month later. He rendered particurly brave service at the Battle of Chapultepec, Mexico, and was brevetted Lieutenant Colonel. He was mustered out of the Army on August 25, 1848. Elected to represent Kentucky's 4th...[Read More]
  Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
   
• Camnitz, Howie    b. August 22, 1881  d. March 2, 1960
  Major League Baseball Player. He pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1904 and 1906-1913 before going to the Philadelphia Phillies in midseason of 1913. He finished his career with the Pittsburgh Rebels of the Federal League in 1914-15. The right-hander compiled a 133-106 lifetime record with a 2.75 earned run average. He was 25-6 with a 1.62 ERA in 1909, 20-15 with a 3.13 ERA in 1911 and 22-12 with a 2.83 ERA in 1912. He tossed 137 complete games in 237 starts and had 19 shutouts. Seven years...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
  Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
  Plot: Section 5, Lot 310
   
• Caruth, Asher Graham    b. February 7, 1844  d. November 25, 1907
  U.S. Congressman. Served 1887-1895. Also commissioner of the 1904 Louisiana Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri. (Bio by: Mike Maloney)
  Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
   
• Castleman, Gen. John Breckinridge    b. June 30, 1841  d. May 23, 1918
  Civil War and Spanish-American War figure. In 1864 he participated in the Northwest Conspiracy, a failed attempt to free Confederate prisoners of war from Camp Douglas near Chicago. Led guerrilla force to burn supply boats at St. Louis wharf. He was captured in Indiana in 1864 and was sentenced to death and spared only at the personal intercession of president Abraham Lincoln. After Lincoln's assasination, Castleman was deported to France, returning to Louisville, Kentucky in late 1866 after a...[Read More] (Bio by: Mike Maloney)
  Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
   

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