St. John’s Catholic Cemetery

Historic Site #:	03-036 (Exists) Type: B1	Town:	Galen
Site Name:	St. John’s Catholic Cemetery	GPS Coordinates:	43.08323, -76.884225
Address:	192 Geneva Street Clyde New York
Description:
1,291 Memorials Located South West of Clyde Village. 2005 Driving Directions - Rte. 414S out of Clyde. Take first Right onto Clyde-Marengo Rd. Head toward bend in the road. Cemetery is second cemetery on the Right. John Kane a Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient is buried here.

Historic narrative:
John Kane: Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He entered the Union Army at Marilla, Erie County, New York. He served as a Sergeant. He was awarded the CMOH as a Corporal in Company K, 100th New York Infantry for action on April 2, 1865 at Petersburg, Virginia. His citation reads "Gallantry as color bearer in the assault on Fort Gregg." For a list of people buried here, click the two links below: http://wayne.nygenweb.net/cemeteries/stjohncem1.html http://wayne.nygenweb.net/cemeteries/stjohncem2.html To look for an individual buried here, Click this link: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/66002/saint-john's-cemetery

References:

NYGENWEB Cemetery web page

NYGENWEB Cemetery web page

Findagrave web page