San Antonio National Cemetery was a part of the city's cemetery, which was deeded to the federal government 1867. The first interments were
Civil WarUnion soldiers reinterred from the city cemetery and outlying cemeteries, over 300 of which are unknown.
Brigadier General
John L. Bullis, Civil War era military officer of 118th & 41st United States Colored Infantry, later as an officer in the 24th Infantry Regiment, a prominent Buffalo Soldier regiment, and commander of the famed Black Seminole scouts in Texas.
Camp Bullis in San Antonio, TX is named for him.
Lieutenant
Eugene M. Bradley, first person who died at an airfield in Windsor Locks, CT. Airfield was renamed for him. Originally named Bradley Field, its name was changed to
Bradley International Airport (BDL).
Captain
Solon McAdoo, leader of Belknap Rifles, at outbreak of
Spanish–American War the group enlisted as Company F, First Texas Volunteer Infantry, under McAdoo, who died of fever.