User:Donaldecoho

At the precise '150th Anniversary Moment' descendants of the 5th TX and 125th PA meet at the precise point of conflict on the Antietam Battlefield. 150 years ago on September 17 at 8-9a.m., our ancestors tried to kill another; today, we are two Americans who share a love of history.

One of the greatest tragedies of the Civil War, in my opinion, was the burial of a fallen hero in an unknown's grave. Worse, due to neglect and indifference by the descendants of these heroes, legible headstones are becoming illegible at an alarming rate.

For one subset of the War's heroes, the 125th PA Infantry, I have been attempting to catalog 100% of their final resting places on FindaGrave. 4 Chancellorsville casualties are unknowns in Fredericksburg National Cemetery. Joshua Cratin, Antietam KIA, will probably never be found. Recently, replacement tombstones were installed for Alexes Bortman and John McCarthy in Harrisburg Cemetery.

Solid identifications and reasonable hypotheses have been raised for 848 of the Regiment. Documentation is being sent to County Historical Societies of Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon Counties.

Mr Coho was intensely proud of his Civil War ancestry and 6 eligibilities for membership in the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (S.U.V.C.W.):

Sergeant John Coho, FindaGrave Memorial#26545883, Twice Great Grandfather
John Benton, Sr., FindaGrave Memorial#99299442 ,Thrice Great Grandfather
John Benton, Jr., FindaGrave Memorial#99543778, Twice Great Grandfather
David Coho, FindaGrave Memorial#26545706, Twice Great Grand Uncle
George R Benton, FindaGrave Memorial# , Thrice Great Grand Uncle
Thomas Heming Claar, FindaGrave Memorial#9443402, Twice Great Grand Uncle

Civil War militiamen and cousins defy enumeration but include:

William Harvey Bailey, Twice Great Grandfather John Coho, Memorial #100717417, First Cousin, Four times removed Dilman Henry Coho, Memorial #105447026, First Cousin, Four times removed William B Bailey, Memorial #96141515, First Cousin, Four times removed Peter Oliver Cohoe, Memorial #38964391, Third Cousin, Four times removed Bishop R.C. Coho, Memorial #38364482, Third Cousin, Four times removed

Patriotism flowed in Mr. Coho's veins; Commitment to the Commander-in-Chief was vital to the survival of the United States of America as a single nation. President Abraham Lincoln delivered his most famous speech from a platform inside Evergreen Cemetery and within 25' of Mr. Coho's grave.