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Fort Mohave Cemetery
Mohave Valley
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The first troops arrived at Fort Mojave in April of
1859, By May of 1891, Fort Mojave was abandoned
because of the Civil War and was regarrisoned in May 1863. The soldiers
were the California Volunteers.
Fort Mojave was discontinued as a military post of
September 29, 1896, and the buildings were
turned over to the Indian Service for the establishment of a school for
native children. One final set of a military
nature was performed in May, 1892 when Lt. Charles Crawford with a
detachment of soldiers, received some 60 remains
of soldiers and civilians from the cemetery at Fort Mojave. These
remains boxed and properly labeled, were shipped
to the National Cemetery at San Francisco for reburial. The Fort Mojave
Indian School was closed in 1934. the buildings
stood empty until 1942 when they were dismantled and removed from the
site. There are 16 unmarked graves still
in the cemetery
(supposed to be Christian Indians).
The information about Fort Mohave was taken from the
book, Mohave County Sketches of Early days,
by Roman Malach, Mohave County Historian.
Below is a copy of the names of the soldiers and
civilians who were removed from the Fort Mojave
Cemetery and Reinterred in San Francisco National Cemetery
| Name | Died | Rank | National Cemetery |
| William Allen |
8 january 1882 |
Lieut. co. D 12th Inf. |
Officers Section, Plot 46 Grave 8 |
| Otto Behrends | 22 August 1880 | Pvt. Co. F 12th U.S. Inf. |
West Side, Grave 1327 |
| Frederick Benecke | 22 March 1868 | Pvt. Co. D 9th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1320 |
| Bernal Edwards | 15 April 1870 | Citizen | West Side, Grave 1241 |
| Albert (Albrecht) Bohringer | 27 February 1868 | Pvt. Co. D 9th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1233 |
| Thomas Byrne | 11 January 1881 | Pvt. Co. F 12th U.S. Inf. | Officers Section, Plot 46 Grave 7 |
| Charles Cosgrove | 22 August 1880 | Pvt. Co. F 12th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1240 |
| Anthony Devine | 3 January 1868 | Pvt. Co. D 9th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1314 |
| Patrick Dunn | 22 August 1880 | Pvt. Co. F 12th U.S. Inf. | New Addition, West Side, Grave 825 |
| Wm, Edwards | 5 June 1876 | Pvt. Co. K 12th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1242 |
| John Evans | 22 June 1868 | Pvt. Co. G 12th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1245 |
| John Fitzsimmons | 21 September 1867 | Pvt. Co. K 8th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1237 |
| James Flanagan | 1 December 1879 | Pvt. Co. F 12th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1318 |
| John French | 29 July 1873 | Citizen | West Side, Grave 1332 |
| William Furlong | 22 October 1866 | Sutler | West Side, Grave 1325 |
| John Houghton | date no shown | Hospital Steward | West Side, Grave 1315 |
| Richard Jones | 13 March 1869 | Pvt. Co. E 14th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1416 |
| Peter Kenny | 5 November 1870 | Pvt. Co. G 14th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1239 |
| Richard Lawlor | 10 January 1876 | Pvt. Co. K 14th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1323 |
| Caroline Lutz | 13 April 1871 | Child | Post Plot. East Side, Grave 136 |
| George Lutz | 7 April 1872 | Child | Post Plot. East Side, Grave 137 |
| Wm. G. McMann | 22 July 1873 | Cpl. Co. G. 12th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1236 |
| William McNabb | 30 November 1867 | Pvt. Co. D 9th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1243 |
| John H. Mayher | 7 December 1877 | Pvt. Co. A 12th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1417 |
| Henry Mooney | 25 December 1872 | Cpl. Co. F 12th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1328 |
| William Nolt | 8 December 1870 | Pvt. Co. G 12th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1329 |
| David O Grady | 14 December 1870 | Pvt. Co. G 12th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1323 |
| George Owens | 23 April 1871 | Discharged Co. G. 12th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1323 |
| John Parker | 10 July 1867 | Pvt. Co. K 8th U.S. Cav. | West Side, Grave 1323 |
| Fanny Powers | 16 June 1875 | Child | Post Plot. East Side, Grave 138 |
| Mary C, Powers | 29 May 1873 | Child | Post Plot. East Side, Grave 139 |
| George Sanders | 20 August 1867 | Pvt. Co. E 14th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1244 |
| Barbara Snyder | 23 April 1873 | Child | Post Plot. East Side, Grave 141 |
| Mary Jane Snyder | 1 June 1873 | Mother of Barbara | Post Plot. East Side, Grave 141 |
| John Sobel | 20 July 1870 | Pvt. Co. H 12th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1316 |
| Aug. G. Steinbeck | 22 July 1871 | Discharged Co. G. 12th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1331 |
| H. M. (Hugh) Warrick | 24 July 1871 | Pvt. Co. G 12th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1235 |
| Henry Wolf | 30 September 1874 | Pvt. Co. I 12th U.S. Inf. | West Side, Grave 1321 |
Source: Records found at the Mohave
County Museum and History
