Auxiliary V.F.W. flag holder at grave.

John Howard Sullivan
April 29, 1842 - November 20, 1929

Priv.; Res. Somerville; clerk; 20; enl. Aug. 4, 1862; must. Aug. 10, 1862; must. out June 6, 1865, as Corpl.

Listed on grave stone:

• John Howard Sullivan, 1842-1929, Corp. 9th Battery Mass. Vol's.
• Carrie Josephine Goodenough, His Wife, 1854-1942

From the cemetery records:

• Age, 87 years, 6 months, 22 days.
• Place of Death: Brighton, Mass.
• Date of Death: Nov. 20, 1929
• Date of Interment: Nov. 23, 1929
• Interment No. 3316
• Undertaker: Short & Williamson
• Steel Vault

Map of Grave Location
Evergreen Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
Central Ave., Lot 45, Grave 6

An article which appeared in The Boston Globe, July 4, 1903, in which John Howard Sullivan describes his experience at Gettysburg.