Chalmette in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Serving Those Who Saved Us

Chalmette National Cemetery

— Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve —

Serving Those Who Saved Us Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2018

1. Serving Those Who Saved Us Marker

Inscription. Established in 1864 for Union soldiers who died in Louisiana during the Civil War, Chalmette National Cemetery is the final resting place for troops who served in peacetime and in conflicts from the War of 1812 to the Vietnam War.

Park partners, volunteers, and staffare working together on a major preservation and restoration project at the cemetery. During Volunteer Month in March, 355 volunteers spent nearly 1600 hours cleaning, realigning, resetting, and documenting the cemetery's markers and headstones.

Remember, Honor, Serve

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Parks & Recreational Areas • War of 1812. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.

Location. 29° 56.633′ N, 89° 59.183′ W. Memorial is in Chalmette, Louisiana, in St. Bernard Parish. It can be reached from Military Cemetery Road. Located in Chalmette National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Battlefield Rd, Chalmette LA 70043, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Bayou Country and in Greater New Orleans.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chalmette National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Here We Honor Veterans Who Served Their Country

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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chalmette Plantation (about 400 feet away); Pakenham's Fall (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Chalmette National Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Main Attack (approx. 0.2 miles away); Roads and Ditches (approx. 0.2 miles away); British Batteries (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chalmette.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Battle Ends (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); “Where Has Our Equipment Gone?” (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2018

2. Serving Those Who Saved Us Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2018

3. Serving Those Who Saved Us Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 334 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 5, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.