“The Fighting Major” Breveted colonel after the battle of Five Forks. 4th Maryland Volunteer Infantry, organized at Baltimore, Maryland, July and August 1862 for three-years service under the command of Colonel William J. L. Nicodemus. Engaged at the Battle of Appomattox Court House and present at Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender of the Army of…
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Obtaining a Marker for Your Veteran
Veterans who served and did not receive a dishonorable discharge, or who died while on active duty, may be eligible for a government issued headstone, plaque, medallion, or urn it they meet certain criteria. To discover more about eligibility requirements and the types of memorial services and products that are available to veterans, click…
Honoring Wayne R. Schaumburg
Earlier this year, Shawn Ward, vice-president of our foundation and the superintendent of Green Mount Cemetery, wanted to honor a man he had befriended years ago and thought a memorial bench and plaque in the cemetery that Wayne had conducted tours in for over 30 years would be the perfect tribute. Wayne Schaumburg was a…
Honoring Wayne R. Schaumburg
Baltimore’s Premier History Tour Guide For nearly forty-years, Wayne Schaumburg, a retired, local Baltimore public school teacher led tours through Baltimore’s historic Green Mount Cemetery from early spring through the fall. The cemetery was one of his two favorite and most popular tours, the other tracing the route of the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904….
Honoring Wayne Schaumburg
Baltimore’s Premier History Tour Guide For nearly forty-years, Wayne Schaumburg, a retired, local Baltimore public school teacher led tours through Baltimore’s historic Green Mount Cemetery from early spring through the fall. The cemetery was one of his two favorite and most popular tours, the other tracing the route of the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904….
Lt. Elizabeth Catherine (Riggs) Isely
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, Sep 1942 – Jul 1947. Graduate of Trinity College in Washington, DC, the first Catholic liberal arts college for women in the country. Received her MA and PhD in Philosophy from the University of Maryland. Member of the Junior League, a private, nonprofit volunteer organization for and by women working to improve…
Pvt. Zadok Martin Shanaman
Co. F, 5th MD Volunteer Infantry Regiment Contracted “Spanish Fever” (Typhoid) while in camp in Tampa, FL and died at home in Baltimore on 25 Jul 1901. Painter and Artist by trade. Zadok Martin Shanaman was born to John and Margaret (Surgis) Shanaman in Baltimore City, MD in May of 1865. Zadok’s father John was…
Pfc. Joseph Richard Winters
326th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne. Operation “Husky” Allied invasion of Sicily, July 1943. Transferred to the 13th Airborne Division then held in reserve. Textile worker with the Celanese Corporation in Allegheny County, MD before and after the war. Joseph Richard Winters was born in rural Allegheny County, MD on 20 Feb 1918 to James…
Tec 5 Roberts Barnard Wilt
“From the Beach to Bastogne” and beyond, the 24th Armored Engineers Battalion of the 4th Armored Division helped to pave the way to Allied victory in WWII. Enlisted 9 Jun 1942 in Baltimore, MD. Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. Mechanic. Roberts Barnard Wilt was born in Westernport, Allegheny County, MD to Isaac C. and Isabella M. (Cassidy)…
Brother Against Brother
Richard C. Cushing, Regimental Quartermaster, 11th MD Infantry Regiment, Union Army John Cushing, Jr., 1st Lt., Co. E., 1st MD Infantry Regiment, Confederate Army Sons of prominent Baltimore bookseller and merchant. Why the split in loyalties? Richard and John Cushing were born to Baltimore bookseller and merchant John Cushing and his wife, Frances Cromwell. John…