Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Massachusetts - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, MA - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Lyman has two burial sites. This one and another is in Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. He’s 15 yo. in this one, and 21 yo. in Virginia. Bad math or bad boy?

Oak Grove Cemetery - Medford, Massachusetts - Nikon D300

Linwood Cemetery, Haverhill, MA. - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

It’s an absolute wonder that he survived so many engagements in the American Civil War and, no less, as an officer. They were usually the first to go after the flagbearer.

Falmouth Old Burying Ground, Falmouth, MA - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Methodist Society Burial Ground, Falmouth, MA - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA - Nikon D300 - Meade commanded the Union forces at Gettysburg in the Civil War.

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York - Olympus C3100Z - 15 very painful years for James and Mary.

Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Massachusetts - Canon EOS 5D Mark II - the lighting and story makes this one stand out. There was very little touchup to this piece.

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. - Olympus C3100Z - Eliza Rosanna Gilbert (17 February 1821 – 17 January 1861), better known by the stage name Lola Montez, was an Irish dancer and actress who became famous as a Spanish dancer, courtesan, and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made her Countess of Landsfeld.

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York - Olympus C3100Z - Conrad and Charles – Conrad a doctor and assistant surgeon; his son a second lieutenant–both served with the 15th New York Heavy Artillery and both died during the Civil War.

Old North End Burying Ground, Ipswich, Massachusetts - Nikon D300 - I had to capture this very busy Grandmother.

Oak Grove Cemetery, Falmouth, MA - Canon EOS 5D mark II - lyrics by Katherine Lee Bates, music by Samuel A. Ward of New Jersey. They never met.

South Street Cemetery, Portsmouth, NH - Canon EOS 5D Mark II - I remember this tragic event. I was nine years old, soon to be ten. It bothered me for days, if not weeks. It was one of the first lessons I learned about how cruel life can be. Later that year was the assassination of JFK, which was the icing on the cake for me. Bedsheets over the head! Henry Moreau was a civilian engineer aboard the U.S.S. Thresher, specializing in air conditioning. The Thresher lost power and imploded, taking with it 129 lives. The debris rests on the sea floor, about 8,400 feet (2,600 m) below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, 200 miles off the coast of Cape Cod.

First Parish Burying Ground, Rockport, MA - Nikon D300 - Hannah Jumper was a primary organizer of a Rockport, Massachusetts, temperance group. After months of planning, in 1856, Jumper's "Hatchet Gang" raided Rockport establishments that sold legal and illegal spirits. As a result of the raids, Rockport became a dry town until a voter referendum in 2005. (Wiki)

Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York - Nikon D300 - Elmira Prison was a prisoner-of-war camp constructed by the Union Army in Elmira, New York, during the American Civil War to house captive Confederate soldiers.

Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York - Nikon D300 - President Lincoln’s Secretary of State

Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York - Nikon D300 - President Lincoln’s Secretary of State