Ft. Yellowstone Army Cemetery

This old cemetery is located adjacent to the present-day (June 2000) concessionaire horse stables. The data contained here is extracted, mostly verbatim, from Appendix 3 of the book, Death In Yellowstone by Lee H. Whittlesey, The Court Wayne Press, Boulder CO, 1995. Used by permission of the author. Lee H. Whitlesey is the historical archivist at Yellowstone National Park. Lee H. Whittlesey states in Appendix 3 that much of the data is from the document "Record of Interments at the Post Cemetery, Fort Yellowstone", Item 155, YNP Archives.

This graveyard was the site of 57 or 58 burials, from 1888 to 1957. They are U.S. Army soldiers and members of their families and civilian employees of the U.S. Army and members of their families. Twenty of the graves were moved to the Little Bighorn Battlefield near Crow Agency, Montana, on July 4-5, 1917.

The data herein is from the official records of interments. Many of the markers are missing, though many are still in good shape and legible. Most are marble of the military issue type. The cemetery is overgrown and is not receiving care as other military cemeteries. In the book cited above, there is a map showing burial locations in reference to the fence around the cemetery.

LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	NOTES
AUDITTO	Nellie	no date	08/11/1905	Servant employed by YNP Assn, died at Norris Hotel of Diptheria See photo
BALDWIN	Charles	no date	10/19/1900	Civilian "Teamster" Q.M.D Killed by runaway team
BOMRELL or BOURELL	?	no date	10/05/1920	possible Willow Park Camp civilian caretaker
BRIGHAM	L. V.	no date	12/28/1897	civilian Teamster Q.M.D. died from injuries sustained by being thrown from wagon See photo
BROWN	Henry	no date	11/27/1916	civilian employee, ass't wagonmaster cause of death - cancer of bladder
CLARK	Eugene W.	1859	11/09/1906	civilian employee ass't electricical egr died from carbolic acid poisoning See photo
CLARK	Jeanett	no date	05/08/1957	aged 73 yr wife of Eugene Clark mother of Sarah Clark See photo
CLARK	Sarah	10/08/1905	10/10/1905	dau of E W & Jeanett Clark See photo
COLLINS	Reece	no date	08/31/1913	civilian employee eng dept See photo
DAVIS	John W. H.	no date	12/15/1897	Private Co D, 4th Cavalry perished by freezing between Lake and Thumb stations
DICKS	Harry	no date	09/28/1916	Cook Pack Train #5 Q.M.D. cause of death - aortic insuf aggricated by chronic alcoholism
DONALDSON	Harry E.	no date	04/10/1898	Private Co D 4th Cavalry drowned in Bath Lake, near Ft. Yellowstone
EATON	William	no date	05/30/1904	civilian killed by runaway team at Mammoth Hot Springs, YNP See photo
ELLIOT	N. T.	no date	06/23/1905	Civilian employee of YP Assn Died at Canyon Hotel YNP of heart disease. Remains shipped to Chicago, IL Aug 15, 1905 See photo
ELLIOTT	Baby	no date	09/29/1912	child of W J Elliott Electrical eng Q.M.D. See photo
ELLIOTT	Katherine Dana	10/14/1909	10/14/1909	child of W J Elliott born dead See photo
ELLIS	Baby	no date	07/04/1925
FISHELL	Samuel K.	no date	11/15/1915	Civilian Employee, Saddler Q.M.D cause of death - senility & endocarditis
FRANCISCO	Ellen	no date	01/07/1897	See photo
HANSON	Peter	no date	05/13/1907	civilian employee, eng dept killed on Cap't Hill by embankment cave in See photo
HORTON	Thomas	no date	10/01/1888	Private, Company C, 22nd Infantry
HARNER	Walter	no date	11/11/1902 buried 09/30/1910	Private Co. C 3rd Cavalry died at Snake River, YNP
HISLOP	Mrs. Grace A.	no date	05/06/1913	cause of death - general pirintonctis See photo
HURLEY	Richard R.	no date	05/03/1904	Private Co F, 3rd Cavalry Died at Thumb Emergency Cabin
JOHNSON	William M.	no date	06/21/1907	colored civilian employee of Major Pitcher died of double pneumonia post hospital See photo
KING	Infant	no date	02/05/1911	child of Lt. Harry L. King, 1st Cavalry See photo
KORN	Ralph David	08/10/1895	07/01/1909	son of Adam Korn, Sgt 1st Class, Hosp Corps Toxemia caused by scarlet fever See photo
LANDRIGAN	?	no date	06/1904 buried 06/11/1904	dead born infant of J. Landrigan, civilian See photo
LINGARD	Ellis	no date	08/02/1893	Private Co D, 6th Cavalry
LUNSFORD	Daniel	no date	05/31/1894	2nd Lt, Co I, 6th Cavalry died from injuries received in runaway remains disinterred and shipped to Thomasville, GA Dec. 15, 1894
MAHER	William	no date	09/15/1908	civilian employee, Const. Q.M. died of acute pulmonary congestion right side with acute cardiac dilatation See photo
MALES	Don	no date	09/30/1908	child of F E Males, employee const Q. M. died of Marasmus, Immediate cause, exhaustion
MARTIN	Christ H.	no date	02/17/1904	Corporal, Co C, 3rd Cavalry killed by snow slide in the Gallatin Valley in YNP. Remains recovered Apr 16, 1904
MATHEWS	David J.	no date	no date Buried 06/12/1895	Private Co D, 6th Cavalry Perished from exhaustion and exposure
MILLER	Henry	no date	08/23/1891	Private Co, I, 6th Cavalry
MILLER	William S.	no date	01/01/1907	Private Co I, 6th Cavalry died at Ft. Yellowstone of spinal meningitis and pneumonia relation of J.A. Miller, Jearoldstown, TN
MONAGHAN	Frank F.	no date	11/22/1910	Private, Co H, 1st Cavalry drowned in Fardiner River about one mile from Gardiner Mont about Nov 22, 1910 while intoxicated. Body found about Jan 8, 1911. Buried Jan 9, 1911. Soldier was reported as deserter Dec 1, 1910.
MURPHY	John	no date	08/10/1904	civilian engineering dept fell 800 feet into Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Remains shipped to Chicago, IL
O'BRIEN	John	no date	05/30/1907	died of pneumonia at post hospital
O'CONNOR	William H.	no date	01/28/1909	civilian employee Q.M.D. died of pulmonary edema
PREIBER	Andrew	no date	03/14/1893	Private, Co I, 6th Cavalry died from alcoholism and exposure near Gardiner
PRUITT	James P.	no date	09/11/1891	Sergeant, Co E, 1st Cavalry died from kick of horse in the abdomen
ROWE	Isaac	no date	06/19/1899	civilian, killed by lightning near Golden Gate Pass See photo
SCHMIDT	Frank	no date	12/26/1910	infant child of Jospeh Schmidt, employee Yellowstone Hotel Assoc remains taken up Sep 3, 1919 by Dr. Selby undertaker from Livingston and moved to Roslyn WY See photo
SHELDON	Philip	no date	07/03/1903	civilian, killed by runaway team between Ft. Yellowstone and Gardiner MT See photo
SIEVERT	Emily	09/19/1901	08/13/1903	youngest dau of Capt & Mrs. Herman A Sievert 9th U S Cavalry died at Mammoth Hotel and buried in grave 8 See photo
SLAUSON	Jesse	no date	08/31/1912	civilian employee engineering dept died from typhoid fever See photo
STEDMAN	Madison	04/13/1842	03/17/1914	stone furnished by relatives died of arterial sclerosis See photo
STEVENS	Margaret McRee	1824	11/17/1895	wife of Joel King Stevens Surgeon fourth Lousisana Vols Mexican War 1846 See photo
SYMONDS	John M.	no date	03/14/1908	employee const. Q.M. died from exhaustion following broncho-pneumonia See photo
TRIESCHMAN	Joseph	07/29/1893	06/03/1899	child of George & Margie Trieschman, Post Wheelwright See photo
UNKNOWN				See photo
UNKNOWN				See photo
UNKNOWN				See photo
UNKNOWN	Child			See photo
VANCE	Presley H.	no date	10/1908 buried 10/19/1908	Private Co H, 8th Cavalry died from freezing, probably while under the influence of intoxicating liquor Date of death unknown Body found in Elk Park, YNP Oct 16, 1908. Buried at Ft. Yellowstone Oct 19, 1908
VENABLES	Victoria	no date	07/22/1914	age about 35 employee Y.P. Hotel Co. died from pneumonia waitress at Canyon Hotel See photo
VENNEmAN	Celia Henz	no date	03/30/1891	dau of hospital steward Venneman
WALES	Don	no date	no date	child See photo
WELCH	Frank	no date	09/11/1916	engineering employee cause of death - injuries inflicted by a grizzly bear See photo
WHEATE	F. W.	no date	04/08/1907	Child, aged 11 hours child of J M Wheate, Const. Surgeon U.S.A. See photo
WILSON	Harry	no date	05/03/1893	aged 14 months son of Henry & Lizzie Wilson See photo

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