The following 12 Confederate veterans will have their graves marked at Historic Washington Cemetery in Houston, Texas (2911 Washington Ave) on October 28th starting at 10am with a reception to follow at nearby Trinty Lutheran Church (800 Houston Ave).
The event is sponsored by the Washington Cemetery Historic Trust and Albert Sidney Johnston Camp #67 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans with help from organizations like local chapters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. This is part of an ongoing project to mark the graves of the many CSA veterans who died after the War Between The States and lie in unmarked graves.
The following Confederate Veterans will have headstones dedicated.
Thomas Franklin Kerr* (28 Feb. 1836 - 6 May 1925) Plot H-044 SE¼
CS Navy - "Cora Smyser"
Joshua Hamilton Ham* (10 Mar. 1841 - 26 Jan. 1918) Plot G-067
Private, Co. K, 11th Missouri Infantry
John Schiller* (ca. 6 Sep. 1844 - 25 June 1921) Plot G-066
Private, Co. F, 16th Texas Infantry
George Watson Crowder** (13 Nov. 1831 - 29 Feb. 1912) Plot F-045 E½
3rd Lieutenant, Co. A, 6th Louisiana Cavalry
George Foster Pattillo** (13 Feb. 1840 - 10 Sep. 1930) Plot F-011 S½
Private, Co. E, 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles (1861-62)
Assistant Pilot, Navy (1862-65)
Joseph Poskey* (Apr. 1837 - 12 Mar. 1915) Plot F-015
Private, Co. F, 2nd Texas Cavalry, Arizona Brigade
Private, Co. D, 2nd Texas Infantry
Basil Crow Cushman** (1 Aug. 1841 - 29 Mar. 1925) Plot A-119½
Sergeant, Co. B, 1st Louisiana Infantry (Nelligan's Regt.)
Adjutant, 30th Louisiana Infantry
Robert Voigt* (10 Feb. 1832 - 8 Oct. 1866) Plot B-144
Captain, Co. C, 1st Infantry Battalion, Waul's Texas Legion
Eduard Bernhard Heinrich Schneider** (31 Jul. 1827 - 1 Jan. 1903) Plot
B-134
Captain, Co. C, 1st Texas Heavy Artillery
Charles Gilbert Heyne** (14 Aug. 1840 - 21 July 1916) Plot B-115
Quartermaster Sergeant, 13th Louisiana Infantry
John Kreis* (21 Aug. 1839 - 22 Feb. 1887) Plot C-031 E½
Private, Co. F (Stevenson's), 1st Infantry Regt., Texas State Troops
Sergeant, Co. B, Houston Battalion, Texas Infantry
Henry Hartmann** (10 Mar. 1835 - 29 Sep. 1900) Plot C-030
Private, Co. B, 2nd Texas Infantry
* Headstone provided by Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
** Headstone provided by WCHT and descendants