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PENNSYLVANIA MOURNS HER KNOWN AND UNKNOWN DEAD, PEACEFULLY SLEEPING HERE, WHO GAVE UP THEIR LIVES THAT THE NATION THEY LOVED SO DEARLY SHOULD NOT "PERISH FROM OFF THE EARTH."

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Members of the 54th PVI Buried Here
Name	Born	Died	Comments, Inscription, etc.
BITTING, Joseph			Section 27, Plot 1105; According to records of cemetery, "Co K 54 PA INF, Originally buried Romney, W Va"; [Photo]
HANEY, William		20 Jul 1864	Section 18, Plot 641; According to records of cemetery, "Co I 54 PA INF, Originally buried Weavers Farm, Va"; [Photo]
HERSCH, Peter		18 Jul 1864	Section 18, Plot 660; According to records of cemetery, "Co G 54 PA INF, Originally buried Cool Springs Va"; Note: Cemetery has this person listed as Hirch, P. and Bates has him listed as Hersch, Peter, and the tombstone is carved Peter Herch. [Photo]
HORNER, Henry			Section 17, Plot 624; According to records of cemetery, "Horner, H., Co G 54 PA INF, Originally buried Methodist Grave Yard, Va". The Samuel Bates book has this Henry Horner listed in Co C; [Photo]
KEISER, Joseph		24 Jun 1864	Section 26, Plot 1080; According to records of cemetery, "Keyser, Joseph, Co G 54 PA INF, Originally buried Martinsburg, W Va". There is no tombstone at the cemetery for this soldier.
LONG, Leonard		14 Aug 1864	Section 25, Plot 1003; According to records of cemetery, "Long, L., Co B 54 PA INF, Originally buried Martinsburg, W Va". The Samuel Bates book has a Leonard Long listed in Co G, with the notation that he is buried here. The Bates book does not have an L. Long listed with Company B; [Photo]
McDAVITT, James			Section 18, Plot 676; According to records of cemetery, "McDavitt, James., Co D 54 PA INF. The Samuel Bates book has a James McDavit listed in Co D; [Photo]
PILE, Cyrus		May 1864	Section 1, Plot 4166; According to records of cemetery, "Pile, Cyrus, PVT D 54 PA INF, Dod 5/1864". The Samuel Bates book has died unknown; [Photo]
SHOEMAN, William		2 Jul 1862	Section 26, Plot 1082; According to records of cemetery, "Schuman, W., d. 07/02/1862, D 54 PA INF, Originally buried Lutheran Grave Yard, Va". The Samuel Bates book lists him as Shoeman, William. There is no tombstone at the cemetery for this soldier.
SEITZ, A. H.			Section 17, Plot 594; According to records of cemetery, "Seitz, H., M 54 PA INF, Originally buried Methodist Graveyard, Va.". The Samuel Bates book does not list a Company M under the 54th PVI, and has no soldiers with the last name of SEITZ listed with the 54th; [Photo]
SNYDER, David			Section 18, Plot 667; According to records of cemetery, "Snyder, D., K 54 PA INF, Originally buried Hackwood Farm, Va". The Samuel Bates book does not list David Snyder with Co K of the 54th; [Photo]
UMBURN, Henry L.		19 Oct 1864	Section 9, Plot 173; According to records of cemetery, "Umberg, d. 10/19/1864, F 54 PA INF, Originally buried Haights Farm, Va". The Samuel Bates book does not list H. L. Umburn with Co F, but lists a Henry L. Umburn with the "Unassigned Men" of the 54th; [Photo]
VANAUKEN, Alfred		13 Oct 1884	Section 9, Plot 147; According to records of cemetery, "Vanauker, Alfred, d. 10/13/1884, PVT L 54 PA INF CIVIL WAR. The Samuel Bates book does not list a company L of the 54th; [Photo]
WARD, Andrew			Section 17, Plot 620; According to records of cemetery, "Ward, A, E 54 PA INF, Originally buried Methodist Grave Yard, Va". The Samuel Bates book lists Ward, Andrew, died unknown with Co. E; [Photo]
YOUNG, Wesley M.		19 Oct 1864	Section 10, Plot ???; Cemetery records do not include Wesley M. Young. The Samuel Bates book lists Young, Wesley M. with Co. B