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Saint Paul's Church National Historic SiteExplore the cemetery that pays tributes to the sacrifices of Revolutionary War and Civil War soldiers
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Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site
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History is filled with the stories of individuals whose actions, triumphs and tribulations have shaped not only their own lives, but the course and culture of their nation.

To learn more about some of those individuals -- famous and not-so-famous -- whose paths led them to St. Paul's Church, click on the links below.

William S. Coffey: St. Paul's Longest Serving Rector

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Anne Hutchinson

Directors of the American Field Hospital at St. Paul's Church

Theodosius Fowler: Revolutionary War Soldier

George Carter: Civil War Veteran

John Glover: Sailor, Soldier, Patriot

The Hessians

Samuel Treadwell Pell: Continental Army Officer

Richard Shute: The Man Under the Oldest Stone

Frederick Whittaker: Custer's First Biographer

Hiram Slagle: Lost, Then found Civil War Soldier

John Quincy Adams

Sarah Elizabeth (Libby) Nelson: A Woman Devoted to Land, Faith & Family

George Washington

Franklin D. Roosevelt

John Adams

Dr. Charles S. Taft

Minnie DuPree: Star of Stage and Screen -- Film Clip

Edward Gay: Landscape Painter

Sophie Mee: 'A Splendid Teacher'

The Ward Family and the American Revolution

Carved stone monument at Cold Harbor battlefield  

Did You Know?
Richmond National Battlefield Park has just three monuments dedicated to specific units: Wilcox’s Alabama Brigade at Gaines’ Mill; 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery at Cold Harbor; and Parker’s Battery of artillery in Chesterfield County.

Last Updated: November 23, 2009 at 09:47 EST