Union Cemetery (Gibson County, Ind.)

Union Cemetery is located in Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana. It is an inactive cemetery and was also known as the Baptist or Colored Cemetery. It is located about 1.5 miles east of Princeton, approximately 250 feet from an entrance off the southeast side of Lake Road, just east of the entrance to Camp Carson.

Gravestone Name Birth Death Unit / Comments
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William Butler Company B, 54th Mass. Infantry
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Sgt. Benjamin May Company D, 100th U.S. Colored Troops
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William Starling Company B, 118th U.S. Colored Troops
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Sgt. John Piven Company A, 14th U.S. Colored Troops
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Henry Williams Company B, 6th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery
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Corp. William Lewis Company B, 28th U.S. Colored Troops
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Peter Jones Company B, 118th U.S. Colored Troops
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Henry Walker Company I, 55th Mass. Infantry. This photo was by Dan Elliot and retrieved online. As of 2015, there is no physical evidence that this stone remains.
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Cyrus Tucker Company I, 118th Mass. Infantry. This photo was by Dan Elliot and retrieved online. As of 2015, there is no physical evidence that this stone remains.