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Edge Hill Cemetery contains the graves of two figures from John Brown’s 1859 raid on the Federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry
Edge Hill Cemetery contains the graves of two figures from John Brown’s 1859 raid on the Federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry
Fontaine Beckham
Fontaine Beckham
(1788–1859)
Fontaine Beckham (1788–1859) was a central, tragic figure in the historic prelude to the American Civil War, serving as the Mayor of Harpers Ferry, a county magistrate, and a prominent Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad stationmaster.
Captain John Avis
Captain John Avis
(1818–1883)
Captain John Avis was the compassionate jailer who oversaw the seven-week imprisonment of radical abolitionist John Brown.
Other Notable Graves
Other Notable Graves
George William Johnson
George William Johnson
Nov. 10, 1869 - Feb. 24, 1944
US Congressman. Elected to represent West Virginia's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1923 to 1925. He was defeated as Democratic in 1924. He was also an attorney.
William Lyne Wilson
William Lyne Wilson
May 3, 1843 - Oct 17, 1900
US Congressman, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He was elected to represent West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1883 to 1895. He then served as United States Postmaster General from 1895 to 1897, and established the first rural free mail delivery in Jefferson County.
Major Wells Joseph Hawks
Major Wells Joseph Hawks
October 29, 1813 - May 28, 1873
Served as commissioner and superintendent of public schools in Jefferson County, as mayor of Charles Town, and was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1855 and 1857. Major Hawks was the Chief Commissary Officer of the famed Stonewall Brigade of the Army of Northern Virginia under General T. J. Jackson during the American Civil War. He also served on the staffs of Generals Ewell, Early and Lee. After the war he returned to Charles Town.
Abner Crump Hopkins
Abner Crump Hopkins
October 24, 1835 - February 4, 1911
Born in Powhatan County, VA, Mr. Hopkinds graduated from Hampton-Sydney College in 1855. He attended Union Theological Seminary and served as the minister at Martinsburg Presbyterian Church. He was commissioned as the chaplain of the 2nd Virginia Infantry (Stonewall Brigade) on May 3, 1862 and served as the Chaplain of the 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. After the war, he served as pastor of the Charles Town Presbyterian Church from 1866-1911 (50 years).
Major James Lawrence Hooff
Major James Lawrence Hooff
October 2, 1825 - August 24, 1887
Served as a private and as the Quartermaster Sargent in the Second Virginia Infantry (Stonewall Brigade) and as Assistant Quartermaster in the 11th Virginia Cav. After the war he was a merchant in Charles Town and was elected to the WV legislature in 1875. He later became President of the Jefferson County Court.
Charles William "Lefty" Willis
Charles William "Lefty" Willis
November 4, 1905 - May 10, 1962
A Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1925 to 1927 with the Philadelphia Athletics.
Eileen Brennan, 1963. Source: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain.
Eileen Brennan
Eileen Brennan
Born Verla Eileen Regina Brennen
September 3, 1932 – July 28, 2013
Eileen Brennan (born Verla Eileen Regina Brennen)
September 3, 1932 – July 28, 2013
An American actress. She made her film debut in the satire Divorce American Style (1967), followed by a supporting role in Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1971), which earned her a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.She gained further critical acclaim for her role as Captain Doreen Lewis in Private Benjamin, for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She reprised the role in a television adaptation, winning both a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award.Brennan also starred in the mystery comedy Clue (1985), and had a minor role in the horror film Jeepers Creepers (2001). She prolifically worked in television, receiving Emmy nominations for her guest roles on Newhart, Thirtysomething, Taxi, and Will & Grace.
She was laid to rest in Edge Hill Cemetery laid to rest alongside her mother, Hazel Regina "Jeanne" Menehan Brennen.
Edge Hill Cemetery is a marked stop on the Civil War Trails, the world's largest open-air museum linking historic sites across the region. When visiting, be sure to find the West Virginia Civil War Trails marker and look for our interpretive sign near the old entrance gate, and explore the full network at civilwartrails.org.
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