Grove Street Cemetery- New Haven, CT

Across the street from Woolsey Hall is the Grove Street cemetery. It is oldest cemetery in the United States designed as a city of the dead with named avenues and cross streets, and the first to be arranged in family lots. Many notable historic people are buried here including several with ties to the Civil War.

Alfred Terry- was the commanding Major General of the Union at the second Battle of Fort Fisher and is the highest-ranking U.S. Army veteran buried in the cemetery. He graduated from the Hopkins School in New Haven and attended Yale Law School but never graduated. He raised the 2nd CT and was appointed its colonel.

Andrew Foote- was an Admiral in the US Navy who commanded the Mississippi River Squadron. He and Ulysses S Grant were responsible for the fall of Forts Donaldson and Henry, the first major Union victories in the war.

Eli Whitney- invented the cotton gin which separated the seeds from cotton. Though he died more than 3 decades before the war his invention set the economic conditions in place that led to the Civil War. His invention made harvesting cotton far more efficient and increased the demand for slaves in the south. This enriched the powerful ruling class of southern planters who vigorously advocated for secession.

Lyman Beecher- the father of Harriet Beecher Stowe who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin the best-selling book of the 19th century. When introduced to Ms. Stowe in 1862 President Abraham Lincoln called her- the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war.

Cortland Van Rensselear Creed- The first African American graduate of Yale. He was also the first African American to earn an M.D. degree from an Ivy League School. One of only nine African American physicians to serve in the U.S. Army. First Lieutenant and Surgeon of the 31st USCT.

Amos Beebe Eaton- graduated from West Point in 1826. He was appointed a Lt. Col. and was charged with creating a supply system for the Union Army. Lincoln promoted him to Brigadier General in July 1864. He retired to New Haven in 1874.

Theodore Winthrop- A Yale graduate of the class of 1848 he enlisted in April of 1861 and was appointed a Major and aide-de-camp for General Benjamin Butler. Killed in action at the Battle of Big Bethel on June 10, 1861 he became the first Union officer killed in the Civil War.

Jedediah Chapman- A member of the 27th CT killed at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. A marker in the Wheatfield at Gettysburg marks the spot where he was killed.

Noah Farnham- Born in New Haven he enlisted in the 7th NY, the Fire Zoaves, in May 1861. When his commander (Colonel Elmer Ellsworth) was killed that same month he was promoted to Colonel. He was killed in action on July 21, 1861 at the first Battle of Bull Run.

Francis Gregory- Commandant of the Boston Navy Yard from 1852-1856. During the Civil War he oversaw the construction of naval vessels in private shipyards and was promoted to Rear Admiral in July of 1862.

Albert T. Hightman- A member of the 29th CT Volunteers, the first African-American Regiment formed in New Haven. He participated in the final capture of Richmond. Frederick Schmidt- 6th CT, Company C. Charles Stein- 52nd NY, Company A. Frederick Faltix- 11th CT, Company C. T. Martin Haller- 6th CT, Company C.

Frank H. Peck- born in New Haven he graduated from Yale in 1856. He was appointed major of the 12th CT and rose to Colonel. He was killed in action at the 3rd Battle of Winchester on September 19, 1864.

Franklin Alling- Left college to enlist in the 27th CT which was primarily made up of men from New Haven. He was killed in action at the Battle of Fredericksburg. The unit lost a total of 108 men there.

Calvert Stuart Webster- The grandson of Noah Webster, he joined the 15th NY Engineers. He became ill during the war and died of disease in New Haven. His brother William Eugene Webster enlisted in the Confederacy and was killed at the Battle of Cold Harbor.