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Elmira in Chemung County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Confederate Burials
Woodlawn National Cemetery

Confederate Burial Memorial Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, May 30, 2010

1. Confederate Burial Memorial

Inscription. Between July 1864 and August 1865, 2973
Confederate soldiers were buried here
with kindness and respect, by John W. Jones,
a runaway slave. They have remained in
these hallowed grounds of Woodlawn
National Cemetery by family choice
because of the honorable way in which
they were laid to rest by a caring man.

Location. 42° 6.612′ N, 76° 49.624′ W. Marker is in Elmira, New York, in Chemung County. Marker can be reached from Davis Street, on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Located in the Confederate section of Woodlawn National Cemetery. Marker is in this post office area: Elmira NY 14901, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Shohola Railroad Accident Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Soldiers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Mark Twain Study (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old Second Street Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Ross Gilmore Marvin (approx. 1.8 miles away); 107th New York Volunteers (approx. 1.9 miles away); Elmira Prison Camp 1864-65 (approx. 1.9 miles away); Civil War Monument (approx. 1.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Elmira.

Also see . . . Woodlawn National Cemetery. Veterans Affairs site detailing the cemetery. (Submitted on June 24, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Confederate Graves and Memorial Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, May 30, 2010

2. Confederate Graves and Memorial

On Memorial Day 2010, both US and Confederate graves were decorated with US flags.

Confederate Section of the Cemetery Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, May 30, 2010

3. Confederate Section of the Cemetery

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 24, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 702 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 24, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.