German Immigrant Ancestors
in Syracuse and Onondaga County, New York
The LILLY POST Monument
Civil War memorial erected in 1887 by the
Lilly Post of the G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Syracuse, New York
Photos by M. Stone 2004
As it looks today: Atop a hill in Woodlawn Cemetery the memorial erected to Civil War veterans by the Lilly Post of the G.A.R. (No. 66, Syracuse) was erected in 1887. Because the names of so many German-born and German-American soldiers are listed on this memorial, I have included a transcript below. Unfortunately I did not have time to transcribe all of the text on the memorial, nor did I have time to record all of the information on the many veterans' gravemarkers on this hill (they surround the monument in concentric circles). Anyone who would like to contribute some or all of this remaining information to this page, please email me.
A partial transcript of the text inscribed upon the monument: Erected by Lilly Post Monument Association, Syracuse, 1887. General Gustavus Sniper, President, George Crampton, Vice President, John Gebhardt, Treasurer, Alexander von Landberg, Secretary, James W. Anderson Moritz Gersbacher Peter Kappesser Edward J. Luff Andrew Mahl William J. Steiger Thomas Saile Jacob Schwarz. Lilly Post No. 66, G.A.R., Dept. of New York. Organized 1870. Past Commanders, Gustavus Sniper Nicholos Grumbach Wm. Rautenberg. Officers, 1887. Commander, John Gebhardt S.V.C., James W. Anderson J.V.C., Edw. J. Luff Adjt., Dewitt C. Kling Q.M., Adam Metzger Surg., Enos H. Stevens Chap., Wm. J. Stewart O.D., Giles Post O.G., Edw. Pollard S.M., Geo. W. Lent Q.M.S., Peter Kappesser Members of Lilly Post, 1887. Peter Alt Fredrick A. Arheidt George Alpeter Gotleib Appelt Mathew Blaich Fredrich Bulla Charles Bausinger Daniel Becker William J. Bonner George Bolton Abel G. Cook Wm. Cahill John J. Craig Chauncey Callison Albert Doolittle Peter Drumm Rodger Dougherty Henry L. Davis Chas. Drude Henry Dauer Wm. Demong Nicholos Eckel Frank Eagle John Engelhardt John P. Frost Max Fix Fredrick A. Fix George Frost Jacob Flachland Augustus Fleih Fredrick Fichies Walter I. Frost Philip Geottel [sic; Goettel] John Greer Simon Gries Adam Group Philip Gross John Gifford Fredrick Ganz Abram Group Abram [sic; Abraham] Gilcher Joseph Ginter John Greiner Charles Granger James Graham George Herr [sic; Hier?] John H. Hixson Elisha Hooghkirk Wm. H. Hutchings Gotleib Heisley Wm. Horn George Hall Henry M. Hammond Lucius Howard Almeron D. Hayes Linden P. Hilsinger August Hoehn Joseph Haines Max Herman Conrad Hofman George W. Hughes Richard Jones Mathias Johner Jacob J. Klein John C. Klein Peter Klink John Kohl Jacob Knapp Henry Kline Charles Kempf Martin Knauber Edward Kretschman George Kaufman Augustus King Peter Kelson George Lytle Nicholos Lougnot Philip Launn Charles Leopold Charles J. Lewis Christain [sic; Christian?] Ladrick Mathew Lindenmeyer Joseph Milbryer Jacob Mitch Luther S. Merrick Otto Meyer Malcolm McDonald Adam Mosher Birdsey Norton William L. Norton August Ohman Peter Oneth William J. Pine William Pollman Albert E. Post Nicholos Pollman Edgar C. Petty Thomas Ryan Henry Riley Ernest G. Rapp John Roehm William Ruggles Meyer Rosenthal William A. Rapp Herman Rice Conrad Ring Joseph Richardson Jacob Sax George Suttor Henry Sherrer Joseph Stadler John Stauss Valentine Schilly John Senk Adam Smith Joseph Snyder Fredrich Schneider Henry Schoeneck Nicholos Schaefer Clemens Schmidt Fredrick Siedal Frank Treiber Thomas Underwood Fredrick Vogel Louis Walther John Wiegand Henry N. Warner Park Wheeler John F. Wheeler John Weimer William Winter William Wells William Woese Charles A. Walters Martin Wright William W. Wheeler Fredrick Yehling [Battles fought:] 1st & 2nd Bull Run Gettysburg Antietam Wilderness Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Cold Harbor Spottsylvania Appomattox Lee’s Surrender Chantilly Five Forks Gravelly Run Peach Tree Creek Chapin’s Farm White Oak Swamp White House Landing Weldon Rail Road 1st & 2nd Hatcher’s Run Seven Pines & Fair Oaks |
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