Civil War  |  Cemetery

The Woodlands Cemetery

Pennsylvania

4000 Woodland Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104
United States

Website

The Woodlands Cemetery, incorporated in 1840 on the grounds of the historic Hamilton Mansion, built circa 1788, is the gravesite of many individuals associated with the Civil War. Among those veterans buried at the Woodlands are Maj. Gen. David Bill Birnay, Dr. John Hill Briton, Sidney George Fisher, Adm. Charles Stewart, Mary Grew, and Emily Bliss Souder. GAR markers mark the graves of other Civil War veterans. The cemetery grounds overlook the Schuykill River, used to transport Union soldiers wounded at Gettysburg to nearby Satterlee Hospital, the largest U.S. Army hospital used during the Civil War. The hospital was located in nearby Clark Park.

Featured Content

Civil War  |  Cemetery

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The cemetery contains graves of many distinguished Civil War-era personalities, including Gen. George G. Meade.

The Woodlands Cemetery: What's Nearby

Philadelphia, PA
Full MapView Nearby Monuments
Rev War  |  Marker
Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary Soldier, Philadelphia, PA
Phila, PA
Museum
African American Museum in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Rev War  |  Museum
Museum of the American Revolution
Philadelphia, PA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA-63)
Philadelphia, PA
Civil War  |  Museum
Grand Army of The Republic Civil War Museum and Library
Philadelphia, PA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Bristol, Pennsylvania (PA-35)
Bristol, PA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Wilmington, Delaware (DE-87)
Wilmington, DE
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Bordentown, New Jersey (NJ-113)
Bordentown, NJ
Civil War  |  Fort
Fort Delaware State Park
Delaware City, DE
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, East Fallowfield Twp., Pennsylvania (PA-196)
East Fallowfield Twp., PA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Elkton, Maryland (MD-193)
Elkton, MD
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Gap, Pennsylvania (PA-171)
Gap, PA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Paradise, Pennsylvania (PA-173)
Paradise, PA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Havre de Grace, Maryland (MD-10)
Havre de Grace, MD