Loudon Park Cemetery is a historic cemetery in

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. It was incorporated on January 27, 1853, on of the site of the "Loudon" estate, previously owned by James Carey, a local merchant and politician. The entrance to the cemetery is located at 3620 Wilkens Avenue. The cemetery and Loudon Park Funeral Home, Inc. are locally owned and operated. Both the cemetery and the funeral home became privately owned in 2014 when they were acquired from

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(SCI). Loudon Park Funeral Home was built on the grounds of the historic cemetery by

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in 1995. SCI acquired Stewart Enterprises in 2013.

Loudon National Cemetery

A portion of the eastern section is owned by the federal government as Loudon Park National Cemetery, acquired in 1861, and holds the remains of 2,300 Union soldiers killed during the Civil War. There is also a

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section where about 650 Confederate soldiers are buried, marked by a statue of a Confederate soldier. Since 2003, nearly all of the Confederates in this section have had new markers put on their graves under an "Adopt-a-Confederate" program. The entrance to the National Cemetery portion of Loudon Park is located along Frederick Avenue in the neighborhood of Irvington.

Notable persons

Notable persons interred here include: *

Charles J. Baker Charles Joseph Baker (May 28, 1821 – September 23, 1894) was an American politician, businessman and banker. He was Mayor of Baltimore temporarily during the American Civil War for 88 days, from October 1861 to January 1862. He was also known ...

(1821–1894), ex officio Mayor of Baltimore * Thomas Beck (1909–1995), actor *

Charles Joseph Bonaparte Charles Joseph Bonaparte (; June 9, 1851June 28, 1921) was an American lawyer and political activist for progressive and liberal causes. Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, he served in the cabinet of the 26th U.S. president, Theodore Roosevelt ...

(1851–1921), former United States Attorney General, former United States Secretary of the Navy, founder of the

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. *

Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian presbyter, priest, Confessor of the Faith, confessor, th ...

(1805–1870), son of

Jérôme Bonaparte Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte (born Girolamo Buonaparte; 15 November 1784 – 24 June 1860) was the youngest brother of Napoleon I and reigned as Jerome Napoleon I (formally Hieronymus Napoleon in German), King of Westphalia, between 1807 and 1 ...

, nephew of Emperor

Napoleon I Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

, father of Charles Joseph Bonaparte. * William Samuel Booze (1862–1933, U.S. Congressman from Maryland's 3rd District, 1897–1899 * Abel G. Cadwallader (1841–1907), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. *

Jack L. Chalker Jack Laurence Chalker (December 17, 1944 – February 11, 2005) was an American science fiction author. Chalker was also a Baltimore City Schools history teacher in Maryland for 12 years, retiring during 1978 to write full-time. He also was a m ...

(1944–2005), author *

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(1867-1912), Major League Baseball Player. * Barnes Compton (1830–1898), former

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and Maryland state Treasurer. *

Frederick Nicholls Crouch Frederick William Nicholls Crouch (30 July 1808 – 18 August 1896) was an English composer and cellist. Biography Crouch was born in Marylebone in London. He emigrated to the United States in 1849 and settled in Richmond, Virginia. Durin ...

(1808–1896), composer. * Elijah Cummings (1951–2019), U.S Congressman from Maryland's 7th district, 1996–2019. *

Frederick George D'Utassy Frederick George D'Utassy or George Frederick D'Utassy (November 26, 1827 – May 5, 1892) was an officer in the Union Army in the American Civil War who led the famous ''Garibaldi Guard'', or 39th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, from 18 ...

(1827–1892), Civil War Union Army officer * David Danforth (1890–1970), Major League Baseball player * James William Denny (1838–1923), Civil War Confederate Army officer and U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 3rd District, 1899–1901 and 1903–1905 * Lewis Pessano "Buttercup" Dickerson (1858–1920), Major League Baseball player *

Charles W. Field Charles William Field (April 6, 1828 – April 9, 1892) was a career military officer, serving in the United States Army and then, during the American Civil War, in the Confederate States Army. His division was considered one of the finest in ...

(1828–1892), military officer in the United States, Confederate and Egyptian armies *

John T. Ford John Thompson Ford (April 16, 1829 – March 14, 1894) was an American Theatre director, theater manager and politician during the nineteenth century. He is most notable for operating Ford's Theatre at the time of the Abraham Lincoln assassinatio ...

(1829–1894), operator of

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* James Albert Gary (1833–1920), former United States Postmaster General. *

Harry Gilmor Harry Ward Gilmor (January 24, 1838 – March 4, 1883) served as the Baltimore City Police Commissioner, head of the Baltimore City Police Department in the 1870s, but he was most noted as a daring and dashing Confederate cavalry officer dur ...

(1838–1883), Confederate cavalry officer and Baltimore City Police Commissioner. *

William Henry Gorman William Henry Gorman (August 29, 1843 – July 7, 1915) was a co-founder of the Citizens Bank of Maryland. Born and raised in the Baltimore area, he was the younger brother of Arthur Pue Gorman, an influential political leader. William was ...

(1843–1915), cofounder of

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Bradley T. Johnson Bradley Tyler Johnson (September 29, 1829 – October 5, 1903) was an American lawyer, soldier, and writer. Although his home state of Maryland remained in the Union during the American Civil War, Johnson owned and traded slaves, and accordi ...

(1829–1903), Writer, Confederate Brigadier General, commanded the 1st Maryland Regiment (C.S.A.). *

William Kimmel William Kimmel (August 15, 1812 – December 28, 1886) was a U.S. Congressman from the third district of Maryland, serving two terms from 1877 to 1881. Kimmel was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended St. Mary’s College and Baltimore Col ...

(1812–1886), U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 3rd District, 1877–1881. * William W. McIntire (1850–1912), U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 3rd District, 1897–1899. * H. L. Mencken (1880–1956), journalist, critic, author, and essayist. * Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854–1899), inventor of the Linotype. * Howard S. O'Neill (1883–1966), state senator and lawyer *

Mary Young Pickersgill Mary Pickersgill (born Mary Young; February 12, 1776 – October 4, 1857) was the maker of the Star Spangled Banner Flag hoisted over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. The daughter of another noted flag maker, Reb ...

(1776–1857), seamstress who made the flag flying over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore, inspiring

Francis Scott Key Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet from Frederick, Maryland, who wrote the lyrics for the American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner". Key observed the British bombardment ...

to write " The Star-Spangled Banner". * Robert John Reynolds (1838–1909), former governor of Delaware. *

Samuel J. Seymour Samuel James Seymour (March 28, 1860 – April 12, 1956) was an American man who was the last surviving person to witness the assassination of U.S. President Lincoln on April 14, 1865. Personal life Seymour was from Talbot County, Maryla ...

(1860–1956), the last surviving witness to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. * Frank S. Strobridge (1857–1918), American politician and insurance businessman * Alpheus Waters Wilson (1834–1916), bishop of the American Methodist Episcopal Church, South The

Weiskittel-Roehle Burial Vault Weiskittel-Roehle Burial Vault is a historic burial vault located in Section P, Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland. It is a rectangular structure made of cast iron built into the side of a hill, constructed to look like ashlar masonry an ...

, faced with cast iron, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Images

File:LoudonParkCem.FuneralHome&Office.20120611.jpg, Funeral home, Wilkens Avenue File:LoudonParkCem.OldGate.20120611.jpg, Original main gate and office, Frederick Avenue File:LoudonParkCem.FirefighterMonument.20120611.jpg, Firefighters memorial File:MaryPickersgill.Tombstone&plaque.LoudonParkCem.20120612.jpg,

Mary Pickersgill Mary Pickersgill (born Mary Young; February 12, 1776 – October 4, 1857) was the maker of the Star Spangled Banner Flag hoisted over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. The daughter of another noted flag maker, Rebe ...

tombstone and plaque File:LoudonParkCem.WeiskittelMausoleum.NRHP.plaque.20120611.jpg, NRHP plaque for Weiskittel Mausoleum File:LoudonParkCem.WeiskittelVault.20120611.jpg, Weiskittel Mausoleum, made of cast iron to look like masonry File:LoudonParkCem.WiessnerMonument.20120611.jpg, Wiessner Monument, more than three stories high, the tallest monument in the cemetery File:LoudonParkCem.Johnson.BT.CSA.20120611.jpg, Monument for General

, Confederate States Army File:LoudonParkCem.ConfHillSign.20120602.jpg, Confederate Hill during Confederate Memorial Day, 2012 File:LoudonParkCem.ConfedMemDay.2012.flags.20120602.jpg, Confederate memorial and graves, Confederate Memorial Day, 2 June 2012 File:LoudonParkCem.ConfedMemDay.2012.NichJonesNewMarker.20120602.jpg, One of nearly 600 Confederate soldiers to receive a new marker File:BonaparteMonument.LoudonParkCem.20120612.jpg, Bonaparte Monument File:AbelCadwallader.MedalofHonor.LoudonParkCem.20120612.jpg, Abel Cadwallader, Union soldier and Medal of Honor recipient File:JohnTFord.LoudonParkCem.20120612.jpg,

monument

References

External links

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"Loudon Park" Political Graveyard

Loudon Park – Explore Baltimore Heritage
{{Authority control Cemeteries in Baltimore Confederate States of America cemeteries Irvington, Baltimore Maryland in the American Civil War Burial sites of the House of Bonaparte 1853 establishments in Maryland