Clemson’s Company
These are the soldiers from Clemson’s Company of the 1st US Infantry (stationed at Fort Osage from September of 1808 until June of 1813) that are buried in the Cemetery.
Private John King – 5’7″, black hair, dark complexion, hazel eyes.
Born in Rhode Island in 1781. Shoemaker by trade. He enlisted in Philadelphia on April 7, 1807, aged 26 years. Died aboard a keel boat bound for Fort Osage. Buried November 15, 1810. Cause of death listed as a liver ailment.
Private James Porter – 5’8″, brown hair, dark complexion, hazel eyes.
Born in Massachusetts in 1774. Laborer by trade. Enlisted at Lancaster, PA on February 9, 1807, aged 33 years. Died Wednesday, September 18, 1811. Buried September 19, 1811. Cause of death listed as infirmity and Fever.
Private Clement Bonsell – 5’8″, brown hair, dark complexion, hazel eyes.
Born in Pennsylvania in 1780. Farmer by trade. Enlisted January 17, 1807, aged 27 years. Reenlisted September 30, 1811. Died December 24th, 1811 of an apoplectic fit.
Corporal John Smith – 6’1″
Born in Delaware County Pennsylvania. Enlisted in 1807. Tried on May 30, 1808 for drunkenness and neglect of duty when on command, reduced to private. Promoted to Corporal again on October 1, 1811. Reenlisted on October 2, 1811. Shot and killed on September 7, 1812 while carrying dispatches from Fort Osage to Fort Belle Fontaine (St. Louis). Probably killed by Sauk and Fox Indians who were at war with the United States.
Sixth United States Infantry & The US Rifle Regiment
Due to the outbrake of scurvy over the winter of 1819/20 at Fort Atkinson, near what is now Omaha Nebraska, men from these units were sent down river to Fort Osage to recuperate.
Below is a list of the men who did not recover and are buried in the cemetery.
The US Rifle Regiment
CORP Edward Albro March 31, 1820
PVT David Carpenter March 28, 1820
PVT William Curran March 28, 1820
PVT Daniel Dennison April 9, 1820
PVT Michael Heinchey March 31, 1820
PVT Furgus Johnston March 31, 1820
PVT James Prichard April 3, 1820
PVT John Taylor April 10, 1820
PVT Horace Bidwell March 22, 1820
PVT Francis Clark February 24, 1820
PVT John T. Cusick August 10, 1819
PVT Thomas Fitch April 2, 1820
PVT Richard Holladay April 6, 1820
PVT James Noland March 31, 1820
PVT Andrew Slater June 1, 1819
PVT David Wood March 28, 1820
PVT Thomas Boyden April 7, 1820
PVT Thomas Conn April 11, 1820
PVT Joseph Deford April 9, 1819
PVT Isaac Hasberton April 1, 1820
PVT David Johnston April 1, 1820
PVT Philip Perkins April 8, 1820
PVT John O. Sloan April 15, 1820
Sixth United States Infantry
PVT Ira Butler March 30, 1820
PVT Louis Elant March 29, 1820
PVT John Haines April 25, 1820
PVT Roby Marston April 11, 1820
PVT Henry McGarth April 1, 1820
PVT Phineas Roberts April 1, 1820
PVT John Shays April 6, 1820
PVT James Thompson March 31, 1820
PVT William Cox April 11, 1820
PVT Henry Cox April 3, 1820
PVT Josiah Joomis March 21, 1820
PVT Francis Mattthews July 13, 1820
PVT Peter McHugh April 1, 1820
PVT Stephen Roberts March 30, 1820
PVT Edward Slater March 28, 1820
PVT Charles Dodson II March 29, 1820
PVT John Fuller April 5, 1820
PVT Patrick Malone March 31, 1820
PVT Michael Murra April 4, 1820
PVT Robert Paris April 13, 1820
PVT Martin Rosenkenitz March 31, 1820
PVT Leonard Survent April 7, 1820