Civil War Veterans of Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls

The Many Near Deaths of Civil War Veteran Charles Barrett

Woodlawn Cemetery in Sioux Falls is where Charles Barrett was burried after two near death experiences. Charles survived th Battle of Shiloh during the American Civil War, and again years later in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, during a drunken mistake when he was almost buried alive.
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William D. Stites: A Night at Ford's Theatre

Before he witnessed Abraham Lincoln’s assassination at Ford’s Theater on April 14, 1865, William D. Stites had spent four long years fighting the Confederacy.
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Erastus Timothy Cressey: Witness to a Divided Nation

Before ever setting foot on the front lines, Erastus Timothy Cressey had already roamed the American nation, from the river towns of Minnesota to the printing houses of Boston. But it was during his time in the 2nd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment that his life intersected with one of the most important events of American history: the U.S. Civil War.
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Thomas M. Seals: From the Civil War to Queen Bee Mill

Thomas M. Seals served over three years in the Civil War as part of the 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, which was part of the “Iron Brigade.” Beginning in 1861, he fought in some of the war’s bloodiest battles including Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness, before being mustered out in 1864. After the war, he got married, raised a family,…
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