From 1861 to 1865, soldiers from Washington who gave their lives in defense of their country during the great rebellion included Hamilton Wilkins, age 19; J. Langdon Miller, age 21; Gilman L. Beckwith, age 34; Henry Crane, age 44; Samuel T. Farnsworth, age 33; Moses D. Proctor, age 28; J. Henry Mellen, age 28; Henry L. Jones, age 19; Samuel D. Monroe, age 22; David Ritter, age 47; Lewis A. Powers, age 24; and Wm. F. Severance, age 21.