The Civil War

LCDR Charles W. Flusser, Class of 1853

LCDR Charles Flusser (b. 1832 - d. 1864), USNA Class of 1853, was killed in action during the Battle of Plymouth during the Civil War, A native of Annapolis, his remains were transferred from their original burial site at the military cemetery  in New Bern, North  Carolina after the establishment of the Cemetery. Regarded as a hero in his own right, Flusser was killed when he fired a cannon shell from the USS Miami at the CSS Albemarle. The shell bounced off ironclad armor of the Confederate Ship and exploded back on the Miami. His resting place is in Section 7, Plot 1591.

CDR William B. Cushing, USN, Class of 1861

In early 1875, Commander William B. Cushing (b.1842 - d.1874) would be interred in the cemetery. A member of the Naval Academy Class of 1861, Cushing, a Union Navy Commander, led a crew that attacked and sank the Confederate ironclad CSS Albemarle in 1864. His monument which marks his grave, Section 7, Plot 1611,  is a detailed and elaborate pseudo-sarcophagus structure that features a detailed relief of a burial shroud, a service hat and a sword. 

LT Samuel W. Preston, Class of 1862

LT Samuel Preston (b. 1842 - d. 1865), USNA Class of 1862, was a Midshipmen from Illinois and graduated first in his class. In September of 1863 he was captured by Confederate forces during an attack on Fort Sumter and held prisoner of war. He would be exchanged in the Fall of 1864, but ultimately would be lost in the Confederate assault on Fort Fisher in 1865. He is interred in Section 7, Plot 1605.