G.A.R. Burials in Shelby County
These G.A.R. Burials were found in the Sidney Journal for 3 June 1881.  The number of G.A.R. soldiers known to be buried in Sidney is 62.  They are buried in the following cemeteries:

 
 
Old Graveyard
Capt. W.D. Neal
George Henderson
William Heffleman
R.B. Neal
James McClure
William Harrier
John Glasglow
Samuel Dickerson
Joseph Kirkendall
Martin Stipp
William Nessler
David Elliott
Louis Rauth
Albert Glick
Freeman B. Porter
Nathan Russell
William Coy
George Drain
William L. Shaw
 
Paul Nichols
  
 
Catholic Graveyard
Martin Gallivan
Patrick Doolin
James Stang
George Naurer
C. Brown
Patrick Hoolihan
Jacob Crusey
Patrick Shea
Patrick Mahoney
 
John Welsh

  
 
Starrett Graveyard
Perry Burch
Armstead Jones
  
 
Graceland Cemetery  
This is the only one that still exists. It is located at the south end of Sidney, south of the joining of S. Ohio & S. Main Avenues.
William Joslin
John Frankerberger
James Skillen
John Bushaw
D.C. Hailman
George M. Thompson
Gen. John E. Cummins
Melvin Johnston
Robert Thorne
William R. Campbell
Capt. James Knapp
Thomas Vogler
David M. Crumbaugh
George Lenhart
Major S.B. Walker
J.D. Dickensheets
Charles Nessler
Geo. D. Wilkinson
John W. Driscoll
Wesley Ogden
Richard Woolery
George Eddy
Thoman Ranck
Jacob Zeigler
Col. J.C. Fry
Cyrus Russell
Jacob Hoppler
Capt. W.W. Updegraft
Finlay Snodgrass
J.P.  Irwin
 
 
 
 
 
Information was gathered from the following sources:
Shelbyana Issue #53 - October 1992
 
 
 
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