Union Colored Cemetery Carlisle
Joseph Wilkinson
Joseph Wilkinson served in the 41st United States Colored Troops with Company D from September 21, 1864 to September 30, 1865. He was born in Philadephia County, Pennsylvania on May 10, 1841 to Pennsylvania-born parents, David Wilkinson and Keziah Wilkinson.1 His census records and military records suggest that he stayed in the Philadelphia County area for most of his life until his discharge period.
James O. Williams
James Williams was born in Virginia in 1843. While little records of Williams life prior to 1860 exisit, he did enlist in the 5th Calvary Regiment of the United States Colored Troops in 1864. After the war, Williams moved to Carlisle, where he met and married Jane Lane. They had no children, and Lane died sometime before 1915. Williams died on March 27th, 1915 from valvular heart disease, and is buried in Union Cemetery in Carlisle.