NORTH YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — Even if you wouldn’t know it by looking at most of their gravestones, approximately 30 Civil War soldiers are laid to rest at Lebanon Cemetery in North York.
“After the Civil War and even up until the 1960s, cemeteries were largely segregated. So even though these folks fought for their country, they couldn’t be buried in a military cemetery,” Samantha Dorm, Co-founder of Friends of Lebanon Cemetery said.
One person buried here is Reverend Jesse S. Cowles, who fought with the 29th infantry out of Connecticut.
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Reverend Jesse S. Cowles fought with the 29th Infantry out of Connecticut. He is buried at the Lebanon Cemetery in North York. -
Reverend Jesse S. Cowles fought with the 29th Infantry out of Connecticut. He is buried at the Lebanon Cemetery in North York. -
Clara Cowles, a women’s suffragist and daughter of Rev. Jesse Cowles is also buried at the Lebanon Cemetery in North York.
“After the war, he goes on to divinity school, he becomes a Reverend, and he’s here in York, in the 1890s.”