The field in front of you contained the hospital graveyard where some 185 Union and 20 Confederate soldiers were buried. Some of Spangler's own wood supplies were used to make coffins for these soldiers and even a fence around the graveyard itself. A member of the 153rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry recalled looking for a fallen comrade at the hospital cemetery. "This afternoon I walked out to the hospital to see where he is buried . . . I found his grave in a field . . . marked by a board on which was written: 'Henry A. Miller, Company B, 153rd Regiment, Penna. Volunteers." One grave contained the remains of George Nixon, great-grandfather to 37th President Richard Nixon. A private in Company B, 73rd Ohio Volunteers, he had been wounded multiple times on July 2. Rescued by musician Richard Enderlin, Nixon was taken to this field hospital where he died on July 10, 1863. Richard Enderlin earned a promotion to sergeant and later, the Medal of Honor for his actions. Today, George Nixon's remains rest in the Soldiers National Cemetery.
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