William Henry Christman Explained

William Christman
Birth Name:William Henry Christman
Birth Date:1 October 1844
Birth Place:Pennsylvania, US
Death Place:Arlington County, Virginia, US
Resting Place:Arlington National Cemetery
Occupation:Soldier
Known For:First Soldier buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

William Henry Christman (October 1, 1844 – May 11, 1864) was a private in the United States Army who was the first soldier buried at Arlington National Cemetery during the U.S. Civil War. Christman was a laborer from Pocono Lake, Pennsylvania. He joined Company G of the 67th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment on March 25, 1864.[1] On May 1, he was hospitalized with the measles at Lincoln General Hospital. Private Christman died on May 11, 1864.[2] [3] He was the first Union soldier to be interred on May 13, 1864.[4] [5] [6] His remains rest in Arlington National Cemetery's Section 27.[7]

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  1. Book: Murphy, Ric . Section 27 and Freedman's Village in Arlington National Cemetery: the African American history of America's most hallowed ground . Stephens . Timothy J. . 2020 . McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers . 978-1-4766-7730-9 . Jefferson, North Carolina.
  2. Web site: Historical Association of Tobyhanna Township Wm Henry Christman. 2020-12-28. www.tobyhannatwphistory.org.
  3. Web site: Atkinson, Rick . The Nation's Cemetery . https://web.archive.org/web/20090220154043/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/06/arlington-cemetery/arlington-cemetery-text?fs=travel.nationalgeographic.com . dead . February 20, 2009 . National Geographic magazine . National Geographic Society . June 2007 . April 25, 2009.
  4. Web site: Burial Detail: Christman, William (Section 27, Grave 19) Death Date: 05/11/1864; Interment Date: 05/13/1864. ANC Explorer. Arlington National Cemetery . (Official website).
  5. Web site: Arlington National Cemetery Facts About Section 27. Arlington National Cemetery. November 25, 2015.
  6. Web site: Section 27. 2020-12-28. www.arlingtoncemetery.mil.
  7. Book: Murphy, Ric . Section 27 and Freedman's Village in Arlington National Cemetery: the African American history of America's most hallowed ground . Stephens . Timothy J. . 2020 . McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers . 978-1-4766-7730-9 . Jefferson, North Carolina.

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