Peaceful Resting #2 (Oak Hill / St. James)
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There are two cemeteries here, on one side is St. James cemetery and the other side is Oak Hill cemetery.
As always please be respectful of the area.
The cache is a log to sign, so please bring your own pencil to write with.
Cameron County has some of the richest history around and this series of "Peaceful Resting" is going to point out the service men of the Civil War period. This was a period of not just north against south, put of brother against brother and father against son.
Although I can not list everyone on this web page, here is just a sampling of some who served. Please take the time and look around at all the other service men and women.
John P. Harmon is the only Confederate Solider that I have seen in all the cemeteries that we have visited so far. Although his grave is not well marked, you will see a marker there.
John Kunes was a Corporal in the 209th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
209th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
Organized at Harrisburg September 16, 1864. Left State for Bermuda Hundred, Va., September 17. Attached to Provisional Brigade, Defences of Bermuda Hundred, Army of the James, to November, 1864. Hartranft's Provisional Brigade, 9th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, to May, 1865.
SERVICE.-Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond, Va., September, 1864, to April, 1865. Duty in the Defences of Bermuda Hundred, Va., till November 27, 1864. Joined Army Potomac before Petersburg. Movement in support of Weldon Railroad Expedition December 7-11. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Fort Stedman March 25. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. At Nottaway C. H. April 9-20. Moved to City Point, thence to Alexandria April 20-28, and duty there till May 31. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out May 31, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 17 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 20 Enlisted men by disease. Total 39.
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