Final Camping Ground:
Civil War Veterans at Brooklyn's
Green-Wood Cemetery,
In Their Own Words

By Jeffrey I. Richman
With an illustrated biographical dictionary on CD

In September, 2002, Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery launched its unprecedented Civil War Project. In the ensuing years, hundreds of volunteers, led by cemetery historian Jeff Richman, have worked to identify Civil War veterans who are interred there. Searches of the grounds, newspapers, muster rolls, pension records, and other sources, and information from descendants and researchers, have resulted in the identification of an amazing 3000 Civil War veterans at Green-Wood! More than 1200 gravestones, obtained from the Veterans Administration, are now on display at the cemetery entrance and will soon be installed at the appropriate burial places to mark formerly unmarked graves there.

But Green-Wood’s Civil War Project is far from done--many Civil War veterans have yet to be found. Please contact the cemetery historian, Jeff Richman, at grnwdtours@aol.com if you know of a Civil War veteran who is interred at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

The book, Final Camping Ground: The Civil War Veterans at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, in Their Own Words, is a large part of Green-Wood’s Civil War Project. Just published, it was written and edited by Jeffrey I. Richman. This unforgettable book is a profusely illustrated account of the Civil War (many of the illustrations are by men who are also permanent residents of Green-Wood), primarily in the words of Green-Wood Cemetery’s veterans—their letters, their journals, and their battlefield reports. The book is supplemented by a searchable cd containing a biographical dictionary of 3000 veterans, with more than 700 pages of text and hundreds of photographic portraits.

Here are the veterans of the Civil War in their own words, many of which are published for the first time. They write from camp, just trying to survive. They write from the front, awaiting battle. And, they write from the battlefield, where they lie dying. Their words reflect their patriotism, their humor, their dedication.

These men sacrificed so much for their country—their careers, their health, their lives. They deserve to be remembered. Here they are, in their own words.

To order a book and cd, call the cemetery offices at 718 768-7300. The book and cd are $30; shipping is $3. Major credit cards accepted.