Rock Island County National Cemetery at Rock Island NAME SECT GRAVE GARDNER, BENJAMIN SE 133 GARDNER, DALE H. P 1515 GARDNER, EARL D. Q 992 GARDNER, EDWARD JOSEPH J 526 GARDNER, FRANK F 914 GARDNER, HOWARD L 1228 GARDNER, JAMES Q 729 GARDNER, RAYMOND A. O 1978 GARDNER, SYLVESTER M. K 449 GARDNER, WILLIAM S. N 1048 The Rock Island National Cemetery was established in 1863 within the area of the United States Arsenal on Rock Island in the Mississippi River near the Cities of Davenport, IA, and Rock Island and Moline, IL. The grave of General Thomas Jackson Rodman, distinguished Civil War officer and Commanding Officer of the Rock Island Arsenal from 1865 to his death in 1871, is located in the Rock Island National Cemetery. The three Civil War era cannons surrounding General Rodman's burial place hold special significance. They were cast by a process invented by him. On 28 August, 1868 interments totaled 136, which number included seventy-four white soldiers on various state volunteer regiments, forty-nine member of the 108th Regiment United States Colored Troops, six women and children, and seven unknowns. Today there are over 18,000 interments at the National Cemetery. Rock Island County Confederate Dead at Rock Island NAME RANK CO REGIMENT DOD GRAVE # GARDNER, D.M. PVT D 32 ALA 1/18/64 217 GARDNER, JOS. L. PVT K WRIGHT'S ARK 1/18/65 1787 GARDNER, THOS. T. PVT C 25 ALA 4/10/65 1938 GARNER, JNO. J. PVT H 9 KY CAV 2/28/64 628 During the Civil War, over 12,000 prisoners were house on Rock Island (now Arsenal Island) in Rock Island, IL. Of those housed here about 2,000 died from smallpox, pneumonia, and other medical ailments. These men were buried in a separate cemetery located on the eastern end of the island.