African American Civil War Veterans

Upper Allen African American Cemetery, Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County
Also known as Lincoln Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, and Lincoln Colored Cemetery

• Bridget, William /"Private Co. G. / 22 Regt. Vol. Inf. / Died Sept. 16, 1900. / Aged 56 Years.
  Unit: 22nd USCI, Company G
• Howard, Richard /"Private Co. G. 45 Reg. U.S. Col Troops. / Died Sept. 2. 1895"
  Unit: 45th USCI, Company G
  Notes: NPS records show rank in, sergeant; rank out, private. Fillm no. M589, roll 42.
• Pinkney, John W. /"Co. D. / 22nd U.S.C.T."
  Unit: 22nd USCI, Company D
• Pope, William /'Private Co. B. 22 Regt. / U.S. Col. Inf. Vols. / Died July 1, 1902 / Aged 72 Years"
  Unit: 22nd (or 32nd) USCI, Company B
  Notes: NPS records list a William Pope as a private in the 32nd USCI, Company B. Date of death on tombstone indicates a birth year circa 1830.
• Williams, John /"Co. H / 41st U.S.C.T."
  Unit: 41st USCI, Company H
  Notes: NPS records show six men by this name in the 41st USCI. Film No. M589, roll 95.

Sources

• Keith A. and Beth Holmes Nonemaker, "The Upper Allen Freed Slave Cemetery," in Keystone Seekers Genealogical Quarterly, Summer 1986. pages 45-48. See The Upper Allen Freed Slave Cemetery
• National Park Service, "Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System," https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm

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