Richard Libby
Names are attached to people for many reasons and can change over time, as when a little boy named Richard is called Ricky or Ritchie until he is older and…
Read MoreJeremiah Miller
Most of the members of “the Century Club” at Mount Moriah are women, but three were Navy veterans who served during the earliest years of our country’s history. They were…
Read MoreHenry B. Joshlin
Henry was the son of a farmer, born in Albany, New York. The last 20 years of his life, from 1844 to 1864, were spent at the U.S. Naval Asylum…
Read MoreJesse Duncan Elliott
Several generations of the Elliott family, whose roots were in Ireland, contributed to the defense of America. Jesse was one of two sons of Robert Elliott, an officer during the…
Read MoreNative American Sailors
These two Native Americans served in the U.S. Navy in the 19th Century and are buried in the Naval Plot. Both sailors have new “replica style” replacement grave markers, installed…
Read MoreJames Ferguson
James Ferguson was in the U. S. Navy all of his professional career which began in the early 1800s and lasted through the 1860s. He was a sailmaker by craft…
Read MoreJohn Kidd Murphy
Some people say life begins at 65, but for John Kidd Murphy, that’s when he enlisted in the army. Philadelphia-born in 1796, he was one of a very few who…
Read MoreAfrican American Sailors
Eight African American Navy veterans from the 19th century are buried in the Naval Plot, which is under the maintenance and jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration, part of the…
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