Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Myers, 187 New York Infantry

Headstone, Evergreen Cemetery

Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Myers was a member of the 187th New York Volunteer Infantry unit, which formed in October 1864 in Buffalo, New York. This regiment travelled to Virginia where it took part in the Siege of Petersburg. It was present at Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865 and then participated in the Grand Review of Union armies in Washington D.C. in late May.

It mustered out of service in July of 1865.

Kentucky Times-Star 5/24/1921

Col. Daniel Myers, 84 , pioneer resident of Newport and veteran of the civil war died Monday night at his home, Ninth and Columbia streets. He served with the 187^th Volunteer Infantry of New York during the war and gained fame as an army officer. Col. Myers was born in Buffalo, NY but the past half-century was a resident of Newport. He was ticket agent for the Louisville and Nashville railroad at Cincinnati for thirty-seven years and well known to railroad men. He had been ill for some time and an injury received several weeks ago is believed to have hastened his death. Surviving are his widow Mrs. Ida G. Myers; one daughter, Miss Margaret Myers, member of Gerturde chapter O.E.S; two sons Raymond and James Myers. He was a member of Chapin post, G.A.R., at Buffalo.

KentuckyTimes Star 5/26/21

Funeral services for the late Colonel Daniel Myers, civil war veteran, who died at his residence, Ninth and Columbia streets, Newport, were held Thursday morning with services at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at 9 o’clock. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery. 


Note: The O.E.S. referred to in the first article is apparently referring to the Order of the Eastern Star