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| Name | Narrative | Branch and Rank | Unit and Specialty | Conflict/Arena | Born/Died |
| Alexander Rhodes | Alexander Rhodes was born in Bordeaux France in 1842 and emigrated to the US in 1859. He immediately became involved with inventor, Brutus de Villeroi’s Alligator submarine project. He stayed with the project until 1860 and it is believed that he stayed briefly at the Delaranco Hotel with the rest of the crew. Alexander was considered the Mate in charge of the Alligator Junior prototype from 1859, and was in charge of the military version of the sub until it reached Fortress Monroe. He lived in Delanco before moving to Riverside prior to his enlistment. He later served as a Fireman Second Class on the "USGB Wissahickon", the "USS Vermont" and the "USS Princeton". He was wounded and discharged June 29, 1864. He moved to Mr. Buck’s Hotel in Delanco to recover from his injuries and stayed and worked at the hotel about two years. He married Rose in Riverside in 1865. They were often referred to as the first bride and groom married in Riverside. They had at least 5 children. Alexander Rhodes was one of the early leaders in Progress (Riverside, New Jersey). He was a Justice of the Peace before 1900 when that office was extremely busy and important. Alexander was a clerk and long time member and trustee of the school board. In 1892 he was one of the five men who helped form the fire company. He also appears on the roll of the Township Committee in 1897. He moved to the Civil War Soldiers’ Home in Dayton Ohio in November 1898 where he died August 16, 1920. He was buried in Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio. | Union Navy, Fireman 2nd Class | USS Alligator USS Wissahickon USS Vermont USS Princeton | Civil War | 1842 – 1920 |
| A. C. Roberts | Mr. Roberts was a veteran of the Civil War living in Delanco in 1928 when he was honored for his service. | Union Army, Rank? | Unit? | Civil War | ? |
| John Stott | John Stott (Atatt or Staat) was born in Bordentown in 1845. He moved to 802 Hickory Street in Delanco and lived here for 35 years. He joined the 23rd NJ Inf Reg – Jersey Yahoos and served in the Civil War for nine months. He is not listed in the 1890 census. He became active in two GAR Posts, Bordentown and Ellis Post of Vinelend, and was the last surviving commander of both. He was considered the next to last surviving member of both GAR posts, survived only by Andy Collum of Delanco. John was honored as one of three surviving Civil War veterans on Memorial Day in Delanco in 1920. John died in 1938 at age 93. He was buried in the Soldiers’ Home Cemetery in Vineland. | Union Army, Rank? | 23rd NJ - Yahoos | Civil War | 1845 – 1938 |
| Israel Putnam Heisler Wilmerton | Israel Putnam Wilmerton was born on August 16, 1839. Sometimes known as Isaac P.H. Wilmerton or informally known as Putnam or just Put to his friends in Delanco, he was a close friend of Martha Fletcher, who frequently mentioned him in her diary. He was not listed in his father’s household in the Delanco 1860 Census. He served in the US Army in the Civil War. He married Hannah Stokes Yerkes in 1965. Put died March 21, 1914 at age 74. Hannah died January 3, 1931. Both were buried in Mt. Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia. | Union Army, Rank? | Unit? | Civil War | 1839 – 1914 |
| Paul Wilmerton | Paul Wilmerton was born December 27, 1834. Possibly Bridgeboro or Delanco. the son of Abraham amd Mary "Polly" Marter. Sibling of Meriam Wilmerton who married Andress J. Ridgway. Paul enlisted as a Union soldier in the Civil War on August 25, 1862 and was mustered in the G Company, 23rd NJ Reg Vol Infantry on September 13, 1862. He served through the December 1862 Fredericksburg Campaign and the May 1863 Chancellorville Campaign. He was honorably discharged with his regiment on June 27, 1863. He married Ruth Ann Hackney in Burlington Township. Paul died on January 13, 1900 at age 65. Location unknown. He is buried in Beverly National Cemetery. | Union Army PVT | Co G, 23rd NJ Reg Vol Inf. | Civil War | 1834 - 1900 |
| Cooper Woodington | Cooper Woodington was born in January 1839, the son of Alexander Woodington and Sarah Anne Cooper, and was raised in Bridgeboro. For several months in 1861 – 1862, Cooper lived at the Delaranco Hotel with the civilian crew of Brutus de Villeroi’s salvage submarine, Alligator. Alexander Rhodes recruited him to the position of hardhat diver, and he remained with the project with the prototype, then the military version of the submarine. He sailed with the Alligator to City Point Virginia. He was eventually discharged in Washington DC. See Alice’s crew biographies. Cooper and Mary Elizabeth Dewson married on March 15, 1862 in Burlington, New Jersey. They had 9 children: Franklin, Mary Elizabeth, Alexander, William Washington, Samuel, Henry Harry, Norman C., Aubrey Devere, and Elizabeth Woodington. Cooper died Feb 14, 1924 at age 84 and is buried in Monument Cemetery in Beverly. Some of his descendants still live in the Delanco area. | Union Navy, Rank? | Alligator crew | Civil War | 1840 – 1924 |
Updated October 30, 2023