Greenwood Cemetery is a public cemetery in West Galena Township in the city of

Galena, Illinois Galena is the largest city in and the county seat of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, with a population of 3,308 at the 2020 census. A section of the city is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Galena Historic District. The c ...

. It is located one mile west of downtown Galena at the intersection of

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(Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Highway) and Gear Street. Greenwood Cemetery interments include

United States Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...

veterans and casualties along with a number of staff members from President

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...

's administration. Greenwood is an active cemetery and is open to the public.

Notable interments

Notable interments include * Leo E. Allen * Augustus Louis Chetlain *

Jasper A. Maltby Jasper Adalmorn Maltby (November 3, 1826 – December 12, 1867) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He participated in two important campaigns in the Western Theater, including the Vicksburg Campaign in 1863. A talen ...

* Robert H. McClellan * William R. Rowley * John Corson Smith * John Eugene Smith *

Elihu B. Washburne Elihu Benjamin Washburne (September 23, 1816 – October 22, 1887) was an Americans, American politician and diplomat. A member of the Washburn family, which played a prominent role in the early formation of the Republican Party (United States), ...

External links

Galena & U.S. Grant Museum

Greenwood Cemetery: Illinois Digital Archives
– Illinois State Library * * Cemeteries in Illinois Protected areas of Jo Daviess County, Illinois Galena, Illinois {{US-cemetery-stub