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The photo displayed is not at his gravesite but of other family. He has a military tombstone which was ordered and placed by a relative in recent times.

His surname is spelled as Witty, Whitty, Whittey

Captain, Co. C, 68th N.Y.Vol. Inf

Jasper Murphy Whitty in the U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006

Name: Jasper Murphy Whitty

Service Info.: CAPT US ARMY CIVIL WAR

Birth Date: 1835

Death Date: 1879

Cemetery: Mount Olivet Cemetery

Cemetery Address: 1300 Bladensburg Rd NE Dolores Scott Washington, DC 20002

CAPTAIN JASPER WHITTY - (Company C), wounded at the first battle of Bull Run while with the 69th N. Y. S. M. ; lost an eye at White Oak Swamp, and was wounded at Antietam. In consequence obliged to resign.

Death: Jul. 15, 1879

District Of Columbia, USA

National Republican July 16, 1879, Wed, page 4

Burial of a Gallant Soldier

The funeral of Captain Jasper M Whittey, whose death occurred suddenly Sunday afternoon, at his residence, No 1836 Boundary street, took place yesterday afternoon and was attended by a large circle of friends. Captain Whittey was one of the first to volunteer his services at the commencement of the war of the rebellion, enlisting in the Sixty-Ninth New York Volunteers, taking part in the battles of the first Bull Run and Antietam. At the battle of White Oak Swamp he was wounded severely and disabled for life. He was complimented in general orders and promoted on the field battle three times in one day for gallantry. The remains were interred in Mount Olivet, six of his old companions-in-arms acting as pall-bearers.

Jasper M Whitty, age 27 years Enrolled on Sept 5, 1861, at New York City, to serve three years. Mustered in as captan, Company C, on October 4, 1861. Wounded in action on Sept 17, 1862. Discharged on February 9. 1863. His name also borne as Whittey, Commissioned captain on December 20 1861, with rank from October 4, 1861, original.

Conynghim, page 555 "Captain Jasper Witty Company C, wounded at the first battle of Bull Run while with the Sixty-ninth N.Y. S. M, lost an eye at White Oak Swamp, and was wounded at Antietam. In consequence obliged to resign.

Casualty List of the 69th New York Volunteer Infantry, Meager's Irish Brigade, Bloody Lane, Antietam, Maryland, September 17, 1862

https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/infantry/69thInf/69thInf_Casualty_Antietam_McLernon.pdf

Not sure why this is, but the online Cemetery Records show two entries for him

!. Jasper Murphy Whitty

Burial Date 7/15/1879

Burial Location : Parking Lot, Lot 5LINE, Site 80, Depth /SD

2 Jasper Murphy Whitty

Burial Date 7/15/1879

Burial LocationL Section 10, Line 5, Site 80 Depth SD