Greenwood Cemetery (Galena, Illinois)
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Greenwood Cemetery is a public cemetery
in West Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
, City of Galena, Illinois
It is located 1 mile west of downtown Galena at the intersection of US 20 (Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Highway) and Gear Street.
Greenwood Cemetery interees include United States Civil War veterans and casualties along with a number of staff members from President Ulysses S. Grant
's administration. Greenwood is an active Cemetery and is open to the public.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
in West Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
West Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
West Galena Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,364.-Geography:...
, City of Galena, Illinois
Galena, Illinois
Galena is the county seat of, and largest city in, Jo Daviess County, Illinois in the United States, with a population of 3,429 in 2010. The city is a popular tourist destination known for its history, historical architecture, and ski and golf resorts. Galena was the residence of Ulysses S...
It is located 1 mile west of downtown Galena at the intersection of US 20 (Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Highway) and Gear Street.
Greenwood Cemetery interees include United States Civil War veterans and casualties along with a number of staff members from President Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
's administration. Greenwood is an active Cemetery and is open to the public.
Notable inturees
Notable inturees include- Leo E. AllenLeo E. AllenLeo Elwood Allen , American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for fourteen terms, 1933–1961, representing the 13th District of Illinois 1933–1949, and the 16th District of Illinois 1949–1961. He was born in Elizabeth, Illinois and...
- Augustus Louis ChetlainAugustus Louis ChetlainAugustus Louis Chetlain was an United States Army soldier - the first man in Illinois to volunteer at the outbreak of the American Civil War. He served as a Union Army general .-Early life and career:...
- Jasper A. MaltbyJasper A. MaltbyJasper Adalmorn Maltby was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He participated in two important campaigns in the Western Theater, including the Vicksburg Campaign in 1863...
- John Eugene Smith
- John Carson Smith
- Elihu B. WashburneElihu B. WashburneElihu Benjamin Washburne was one of seven brothers who played a prominent role in the early formation of the United States Republican Party...