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Buffalo Soldiers buried at the National Cemetery
at San Antonio, Texas
Bodies Buried in Old Fort Stockton Cemetery 1868 – 1876
Removed 1888 and re-interred at the San Antonio National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas
Rank
Name
Co.
Regiment
Date of Death
Section
Grave
Captain
Daniel Hart
F
25th US Infantry
05/24/1881
A
187
Private
Leanord Hite
G
10th US Cavalry
07/08/1882
C
325
Private
Charles Huston
A
9th US Cavalry
07/19/1871
C
338
Sergeant
Harry Johnson
L
10th US Cavalry
03/02/1883
C
339
Private
Daniel Starks
L
10th US Cavalry
01/04/1882
C
340
Private
Samuel Stevenson
A
10th US Cavalry
10/23/1880
C
341
Sergeant
Thomas Cowzens
G
22nd US Cavalry
07/12/1880
C
342
Private
Charles H. Taylor
B
25th US Infantry
06/26/1880
C
343
Private
Daniel Prestler
C
25th US Infantry
05/05/1880
C
344
Private
William Lett
C
25th US Infantry
10/07/1879
C
345
Bugler
William Simmons
L
10th US Cavalry
09/07/1879
C
346
Private
John H. Smith
D
25th US Infantry
08/31/1879
C
347
Corporal
James Fry
C
25th US Infantry
07/20/1879
C
348
Private
John Waters
A
20th US Infantry
04/01/1879
C
349
Sergeant
Joseph Dawson
F
25th US Infantry
02/01/1879
C
350
Private
John Fredricks
G
9th US Cavalry
09/17/1875
C
351
Private
John Burnett
M
10th US Cavalry
06/10/1875
C
352
1st Sergeant
Henry Leaumont
F
25th US Infantry
11/25/1873
C
353
Private
Benjamin New
A
10th US Cavalry
10/23/1880
C
354
Corporal
Charles Hall
K
25th US Infantry
07/04/1874
C
355
Farrier
Caleb Dorsey
G
10th US Cavalry
07/24/1882
C
356
Private
Charles Brown
K
38th US Infantry
09/23/1869
C
361
Private
George Bancroft
A
9th US Cavalry
04/23/1871
C
376
Private
Grooms Hall
K
25th US Infantry
07/28/1871
C
382
Private
George Carroll
D
9th US Cavalry
09/06/1870
C
390
Sergeant
Thomas Maddox
G
10th US Cavalry
06/29/1884
C
400
Private
John H. Meyer
F
15th US Infantry
09/01/1869
C
405
Private
Paul Morgan
I
9th US Cavalry
06/10/1869
C
406
Private
Samuel H. Henderson
A
41st US Infantry
03/21/1869
C
407
Corporal
Nathaniel Pluson
A
41st US Infantry
02/25/1869
408
Private
William Neff
B
9th Us Cavalry
12/28/1868
C
409
Private
James Robinson
D
9th US Cavalry
11/16/1868
C
410
Private
Thomas Maho
D
9th US Cavalry
10/28/1871
C
411
Private
George Edmundson
A
9th US Cavalry
10/31/1871
C
412
Private
Randall Johnson
B
9th US Cavalry
10/07/1868
C
413
Private
Isom Davis
D
9th US Cavalry
07/21/1868
C
414
Private
Alexander Barker
A
9th US Cavalry
07/20/1868
C
415
1st Sergeant
Joseph Edmore
D
24th US Infantry
04/16/1872
C
435
Private
John J. Graves
D
9th US Cavalry
04/23/1872
C
436
Private
Alexander Stovel
I
25th US Infantry
07/29/1872
C
437
Private
Porter Tribles
F
25th US Infantry
10/08/1872
C
438
Private
Daniel Robertson
K
25th US Infantry
10/08/1872
C
439
Private
Allen Leek
F
25th US Infantry
05/19/1873
C
440
Private
John Taylor
K
25th US Infantry
07/10/1873
C
441
Private
Robert Cummings
D
9th US Cavalry
11/05/1873
C
442
Private
James Berryman
D
9th US Cavalry
12/15/1871
C
475
Family of Captain Ritzen
25th US Infantry
Wife
Amelia Ritzin
06/30/1877
C
292
Infant son
William H. Ritzen
02/06/1877
C
292
Daughter
Nellie Ritzen
09/23/1876
C
293
Update on the (OFC) Old Fort Cemetery:
Feb. 8, 2002The Public Works Crew and Pecos County Historical Commission has been working on the old fort Cemetery. Around 300 combined man-hours has been spent on this restoration so far... The area has been cleaned, water outlets, benches added, and trees planted and all the downed and crooked tombstones have been reset. Broken tombstones beyond repair still need work to preserve them The Commission has spent $1000.00 dollars on trees and benches. The City Public Works and Marcy Prock from the Adult Probation furnished us a welder to build steel crosses and markers for unmarked known graves. During this process three graves were found after a hollow washout over the coffins was discovered when we were installing the markers. The wooden coffins were dated by pieces of a buried tombstone with July 15, 1903 also part of the stone with Mr. & Mrs. Cates was found as well. So far no records have confirmed these 3 deaths at the County Courthouse, but they are there.
Using this find as a test, Ernest Perkins tested his brass rods on the site. He did indeed get positive hits on the site. We tested it on known graves, they too got positive hits too. We then proceeded to look for other lost graves in the yard. We got sixty five hits. Mostly in straight lines running north and south,evenly spaced apart. Rumor had it that there were graves east of the fence as well. There were: we got 40 positive hits on four rows of graves spaced evenly running north to south under Water Street. We marked the site with crosses painted with dayglow orange paint. The fence was built in the 1940's out of material from the old train depot after a fire destroyed the second story of the building. The Texas Historical Commission has the electronic technology to confirm the graves however only one man does this for the state and the wait may be lengthy for him to make it here to confirm the sites.
We did not have time to explore the area to the south and west and more graves could be discovered.
Wildflower seed has been ordered and will be planted this month for spring and summer cover. The seed is called the butterfly and hummingbird mix. The city will open the gates 8 to 5 during weekdays for visitors.
Brad Newton
Director of Public Works
Box 1000
Fort Stocton, Texas 79735