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Photographer: Tom Bosse
Taken: July 31, 2016
Caption: Soldiers Buried at Chalmette Marker
Additional Description: Chalmette National Cemetery is part of a typical early land division in the area. The original entrance stood at the river end of the property. In 1867 more land was incorporated, and the brick wall was completed in 1875. In 1910 more land was added at the opposite end and a year later the entrance gates were moved to their present position.

There are over 15,000 individuals buried in the 17.5 acre cemetery. Veterans of all major American wars and conflicts are interred here. Of these 15,000, more the 6,700 are unknown. By 1945, all available burial sites were either occupied or reserved, and the cemetery was closed. It was reopened briefly in the 1960's for burial of Viet Nam War veterans. An occasional funeral still occurs for those who have one of the few remaining reserved plots or for widows of veterans already in the cemetery.
Submitted: August 23, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.
Database Locator Identification Number: p360640
File Size: 1.320 Megabytes

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