91st PA--Poplar Grove Cemetery

91st PA--Poplar Grove Cemetery

Poplar Grove Cemetery Records

Grave # 3086
Corp. Ambrose Baker, Company C, killed 9/30/64 and originally buried on the Snyder Farm.
Grave # 2293
John Costello, Company K, killed at Hatcher's Run 10/27/64.
Grave # 1528
Sgt. James Fitzsimmons, Company K, killed at Hatcher's Run 2/6/65. His body was moved from the original burial location used by the V AC to Poplar Grove, probably sometime between July 1866-July 1869.
Grave # 0277
John Flynn, Company E, killed 3/31/65 and originally buried at Five Forks.

Original burial book

The original burial book also lists an M. Hughes, Company K, 91st PA, grave # 4840, originally listed as being buried in Farmville, VA.

Prince George Road burials

The Record of the Federal Dead lists these men from the 91st Pennsylvania as being originally buried on Prince George Road, 1/2 miles East of Meade Station. Other soldiers from this same area were also moved to Poplar Grove between the above mentioned dates, but most of them are now listed as unknown soldiers at Poplar Grove.

Thanks to Park Ranger Elizabeth Dinger-Glisan for supplying this information!


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