From Sebastian Nelson:
As we celebrate Memorial Day, I thought you may like to see some photographs of a few Union veterans of the Civil War who moved to Sacramento in the years after the war. These men helped build our great city and are buried here.
George W. Herr (1844-1930) served in the 59th Illinois Volunteer Infantry from 1861 to 1866. He fought in many battles including Pea Ridge, Kennesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Franklin and Nashville (where he was wounded), among others. He later served as Sacramento’s Sanitary Inspector and his wartime memoirs “Nine Campaigns in Nine States” can be read here.
Robert J. Bryan (1843-1923) served in the 25th Illinois Volunteer Infantry and fought at the battles of Perryville, Stone’s River, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, Chattahoochee, Peach Tree Creek and Chickamauga (where he was wounded), among others. He moved to Sacramento in 1866.
Edward W. Clark (1843-1917) served in the 27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry from 1861 to 1863. He fought at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Clark’s regiment numbered 339 men at the beginning of the Battle of Gettysburg, and by the end of the battle 111 of the unit’s men were killed, wounded or missing. He moved to Sacramento in 1907.
John E. D. Baldwin (1842-1928) served as a lieutenant for six month in 1861 in the 1st Missouri Volunteer Infantry. He saw action at the battles of Wilson Creek and Boonville. Baldwin later served in the 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry from 1863 to 1865, and fought at the battles of Little Rock, Pine Bluff and Helena, among others. He moved to Sacramento in 1873 and was a photographer by profession.