Highlights of New Haven Civil War notables buried in the cemetery. Noah L. Farnham, 1829–1861Born in New Haven. A short man (5’4”; he was nicknamed “Pony”), he enlisted with the New York 7th Regiment known as the Fire Zouaves in May of 1861. When its commander was killed that same month, Farnham was appointed Colonel. He was killed at the first Battle of Bull Run on July 21,1861. According to a subsequent article in The New York Times, flags at New York City Hall, public buildings, and ships in the harbor were flown at half-mast in respect to him on August 15, 1861. Location: 62 Spruce Francis H. Gregory, 1789–1866He started his maritime life as merchant marine, but in 1809 President Jefferson appointed him a midshipman. In the War of 1812 he was captured and sent to England where he was imprisoned for a year. After his release he returned to the Navy and served as Commandant of the Boston Navy Yard from 1852 to 1856. During the Civil War he oversaw construction of navy vessels in private shipyards and was promoted to Rear Admiral in July 1862. Location: 70 Spruce Albert T. Hightman, D.O.B. unknown–1871Hightman was a member of the 29th Connecticut Volunteers (Colored). The regiment, the first African-American Regiment formed in New Haven, saw action in Virginia and in 1865 participated in the final capture of Richmond. In 2008, a memorial to the 29th was established in Criscuolo Park on Chapel Street in New Haven. Location: Ivy Frank H. Peck, 1836–1864Born in New Haven and graduated from Yale in 1856. He was appointed a major in the 12th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry and rose to Colonel. Peck was killed in action at the Third Battle of Winchester on September 19, 1864. He was posthumously breveted to Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers for “conspicuous gallantry at Winchester, Virginia.”Location: 77 Cedar Alfred Howe Terry, 1827–1890Major General in the U.S. Army. Terry is the highest ranking U.S. Army veteran in Grove Street Cemetery. A graduate of Hopkins School in New Haven, he attended Yale Law School but did not graduate. Although he had no formal military training, when the war started he raised the 2nd Connecticut Infantry Regiment and was appointed its colonel. He led his troops in the capture of Fort Fisher in North Carolina in 1865 and served in the army out west after the war. Location: 21 Ivy
