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National Cemeteries Historical Markers
The human carnage of the American Civil War led Congress in 1862 to authorize President Lincoln to purchase cemetery grounds to be used as national cemeteries. By 1870, the remains of nearly 300,000 Union dead had been buried in 73 national cemeteries. As of late 2018, there are 150 National Cemeteries, with the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Cemetery Administration maintaining most, while the US Army and the US Department of the Interior maintain several, with more than four million veterans of all US wars interred.
This series is intended to capture all markers about these national cemeteries as well as any war and veterans memorials on their grounds.
World War II • 1943-1945
Okinawa
Makin
Solomons
Bougainville
Marshalls
Saipan
Guam
China
Japan
North China • 1945-1946
Semper Fidelis — — Map (db m183564) WM
In honor of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to the United States of America and the families they left behind. The sacrifice will not be forgotten. — — Map (db m183554) WM
Dedicated to the U.S. Marine Divisions (FMF) World War II
To all those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country by the Maryland Chapter First Marine Division Association 1996 Flag Pole Erected by William Fosnaught, Jr. . . . — — Map (db m135100) WM
Erected by the United States to mark the burial place of Confederate Soldiers and Sailors who died at Point Lookout, Md., while prisoners of war and were there buried to the number of 3384, but whose remains were subsequently removed, either to . . . — — Map (db m927) HM
Erected by the State of Maryland in memory of the Confederate Soldiers who died Prisoners of War at Point Lookout, from March 1st, 1864, to June 30th, 1865.
(north face) “At the call of Patriotism and duty they encountered the . . . — — Map (db m943) HM
Camp Hoffman Prison
The Union prison at Camp Hoffman, Maryland — called Point Lookout — opened in 1863. A 15-foot-high plank fence surrounded the 40-acre prison compound. The first prisoners arrived in July 1863-Confederates . . . — — Map (db m128948) HM WM
After the battle over 4,000 bodies were buried in mass graves, along rock outcroppings, and in farmers' fields. Many more soldiers died of wounds or disease. The peaceful village of Sharpsburg was turned into a huge hospital and burial ground, an . . . — — Map (db m157772) HM
(Top Plaque): 4th New York Vols. First Scott Life Guard 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division 2nd Corps (Lower Plaque):
Mustered in service May 4, 1861. Participated with the Army of the Potomac in the Battles of South Mountain, Antietam, . . . — — Map (db m7282) WM
Here lie 4,776 Union soldiers, more than a third of them unknown. Built by Maryland and other Union states, the Cemetery was dedicated five years after the battle. In 1878 it was transferred to the War Department and in 1933 the Cemetery and the . . . — — Map (db m157773) HM
Squires’ Battery was posted on this high ground east of Sharpsburg (the National Cemetery was not here). They defended the center of the Confederate army, the crucial Middle Bridge, and the Boonsboro Turnpike. These guns helped repulse Union . . . — — Map (db m181491) HM
Here lie the partial remains of four unknown Union soldiers of the Irish Brigade, killed September 17, 1862, during the Battle of Antietam, while assaulting the Confederate positions in “Bloody Lane.” After the war, portions of their bodies were . . . — — Map (db m41724) HM
Dedicated in memory of all the officers and enlisted men of the 102nd Field Artillery who served in WWI and WWII
Erected by
Second Corps Cadets Veteran Assoc., Inc.
Organized 1785 — — Map (db m184215) WM
126 Signal Battalion
26th YD Inf Division MARNG
This Memorial is dedicated to honor the memory of all the deceased members of the 126th Signal Battalion.
“So others may command” — — Map (db m183344) WM
A Memorial For The Deceased
Please Pray For Us ★ Modlcie Sie Zanami
Polish American Veterans of Massachusetts and its Auxiliary — — Map (db m183448) WM
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that . . . — — Map (db m136466) HM
In Memory Of The Men And Women Who Served Our Country In the Armed Services
You Stand Free
Because They Fought.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts — — Map (db m183409) WM
Dedicated in honor of all Korea War and Korea Defense service veterans who served in defense of the Korean Peninsula and to all who paid the ultimate price — — Map (db m184259) WM
"A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers."
President John F. Kennedy — — Map (db m183323) WM
"We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced loses and repaired wounds."
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz — — Map (db m183421) WM
In Remembrance Of All Our Comrades
New England Chapter 3rd Div.
United States Marine Corps
Bougainville • Guam
Iwo Jima • Vietnam — — Map (db m183530) WM
These gallant men served on merchant ships to protect troops and supplies enroute to war zones around the globe a total of 144,970 personnel who served to protect 6,236 ships of which 710 were lost in battle. 1.810 men killed in action and 27 men . . . — — Map (db m183426) WM
United States LST Association
Massachusetts Chapter Inc
In Memory of those Who Served
The Amphibious Forces of the
United States — — Map (db m183561) WM
In grateful recognition of the women who voluntarily served their country in war and peace in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the Women's Army Corps. — — Map (db m184140) WM
The Post Cemetery is the final resting place for Fort Mackinac soldiers, their families and local officials.
Although the origin of the cemetery is lost in history, local lore from the nineteenth century suggests that both American and British . . . — — Map (db m107102) HM
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that . . . — — Map (db m144113) HM WM
Civil War Natchez In 1860, Natchez was one of the wealthiest cities in the United States. Within the surrounding Adams County, population 19,000, nearly 70 percent were enslaved. A few individuals held the vast majority of those slaves. . . . — — Map (db m143536) HM
And be it further enacted, That any person who shall willfully destroy, mutilate, deface, injure, or remove any monument, gravestone, or other structure, or shall willfully destroy, cut, break, injure, or remove any tree, shrub, or plant within . . . — — Map (db m89097) HM
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, . . . — — Map (db m228700) HM
The Mississippi Carillon shall stand forever in symbolic repose to honor our nation’s heroes who lie beneath this sacred earth. Her steel represents the strength and resolve of those who defend our great nation. Her bell represents the liberty . . . — — Map (db m228933) WM
Front
In Memory of the men, from all states of the South, who fell in the defense of Vicksburg during a siege of 47 days - May 18 to July 3, 1863. A defense unsurpassed in the annals of war for heroism, endurance of devotion, and . . . — — Map (db m104277) WM
These headstones represent soldiers from Louisiana and Mississippi who died at the hospitals located at Mississippi Springs and Coopers Wells. These soldiers from the Army of Mississippi died from disease contracted through the rigors of military . . . — — Map (db m133893) HM
Begun May 15, 1866 by Ladies Confederate Cemetery Assn. of Vicksburg. Remains of over 1600 soldiers who died in Vicksburg campaign & siege were re-interred here. — — Map (db m50918) HM
The remains of the members of Companies "A" "G" and "H" 39 Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry who were Killed in Action at Centralia, MO. on the 27th Day of September 1864 are interred here. — — Map (db m169372) WM
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union . . . — — Map (db m185496) HM
Civil War Jefferson City
In spring 1861, Missouri was a slave state divided over the issue of secession. An uneasy peace existed between pro-Confederate state government militia and Union forces headquartered in St. Louis. On June 11, 1861, . . . — — Map (db m169364) HM
With willing hearts and skillful hands
the difficult we do at once
The impossible takes a bit longer
Seabees Can Do
We Build We Fight
— — Map (db m169371) WM
In honor of those who gave the Ultimate Sacrifice in service to the United States of America and the families they left behind. The sacrifice will not be forgotten. — — Map (db m169374) WM
History
When Missouri became a state in 1821, the temporary seat of government was in St. Charles, Missouri. The Constitutional Convention was charged with the duty of selecting a permanent set of government and after much discussion and . . . — — Map (db m169360) HM
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union . . . — — Map (db m162222) HM
The Confederate Cemetery
After the Civil War, women's groups in the South, known collectively as Ladies' Memorial Associations (LMA), undertook efforts to consolidate the remains of Confederate soldiers. In 1866, a group of women in . . . — — Map (db m162236) HM
(Side 1)
To the memory of the Missouri Soldier in the army
of the
Confederate States of America
Major General Sterling Price
(Side 2)
Those who die for a right principle do not die in vain.
(Side 3)
Erected . . . — — Map (db m162226) WM
In memory of members of
the U.S. Military forces
who gave their lives
during the Japanese attack
on Pearl Harbor and other
military installations on
Dec. 7, 1941
a date that will live
in infamy.
Remember Pearl Harbor
keep America . . . — — Map (db m162232) WM
In memory of the U.S. military forces who gave their lives during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other military installations on Dec. 7, 1941. A day that will leave in infamy.
"Remember Pearl Harbor"
"Keep America Alert" — — Map (db m62843) HM
During the Revolutionary War, almost 232,000 patriots served in the Continental Army with over 164,000 more serving in the militia many more also served in civilian positions. This marker is to commemorate all those patriots who served our nation . . . — — Map (db m162224) HM WM
Civil War Springfield
Federal troops occupied Springfield, Missouri, in
June 1861. In August, when Confederate forces
marched on the city, Union Gen. Nathaniel Lyon led
his army out to meet them.
On August 10, 1861, the Confederate . . . — — Map (db m162223) HM
In honor of those who gave the
ultimate sacrifice in service to
the United States of America and
the families they left behind.
The sacrifice will not be forgotten. — — Map (db m162225) WM
Dedicated to the memory of
those who served with the
Fourth Marine Division
Roi-Namur Feb. 1, 1944
Siapan June 15, 1944
Tinian July 24, 1944
Iwo Jima Feb. 19, 1945
Dedicated Sept. 24, 2005 — — Map (db m124967) WM
To our honored dead and to all soldiers who have served their country in the 82nd Airborne Infantry Division.
Activated 25 August 1917 as the 82nd "All American" Infantry Division. Participated in the Lorraine, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne . . . — — Map (db m124968) HM WM
To honor the Union Women
who fought on the battlefields,
nursed and comforted the sick and dying,
and sacrificed their own lives
to preserve our nation
Dedicated June 2, 1996 — — Map (db m124971) WM
Dedicated To The Recipients Of The
Nation's Oldest Military Decoration
"The Purple Heart"
Combat Wounded Veterans
Military Order of
the Purple Heart 1782 - 1932
My stone is here for
the blood they shed. . . . — — Map (db m163587) WM
Military Prison in St. Louis
St. Louis had two small Civil War prisons, each housing several hundred persons. Gratiot Street Prison was the former McDowell Medical College, located near Eighth and Gratiot streets and the Mississippi River. . . . — — Map (db m124972) HM
Dedicated to and
in remembrance of the
Marines and FMF Corpsmen
who gave the ultimate sacrifice
for our freedom
Dedicated September 28, 2013
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No better friend, no . . . — — Map (db m124974) WM
In 1982, Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery adopted the use of flat granite markers to mark the gravesites of veterans, service members and family members. Jefferson Barracks became one of 78 VA National Cemeteries to provide a combination of flat . . . — — Map (db m163595) HM
An Artery of Growth
From this vantage point at Jefferson Barracks, you can see the Mississippi River, the second longest river in the United States. It extends 2,320 miles, from Lake Itasca, Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. . . . — — Map (db m168697) HM
Powder Magazine Museum
This is one of the two remaining limestone powder magazines. This structure, which today houses the Powder Magazine Museum, was constructed in 1857. The walls are 4-foot thick limestone with arched ceiling and a . . . — — Map (db m151405) HM
History of the Visitors Center
The building which today houses the Visitors Center for Jefferson Barracks County Park was built in 1878 as a two-level barn for the animals and wagons used by the artillery department. The lower level was . . . — — Map (db m151403) HM
The Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery was established by joint resolution of Congress in 1866, among the first burial grounds officially designated in the wake of the Civil War. Under the care of the Veterans Administration, the facility is . . . — — Map (db m124986) HM
Civil War Jefferson Barracks
Jefferson Barracks, established by the U.S. Army in 1826, was in continuous use until 1946. Early in the Civil War, both pro-Union and pro-Confederate militia occupied St. Louis. Union militia drilled at . . . — — Map (db m163592) HM
U.S. Marine Corps
Herbert R. Aldridge, PFC. Nov. 28 1949 •
David G. Anderson, PFC. Jun. 13, 1949 •
Charles G. Boyer, PFC. Feb. 28, 1949 •
Joseph P. Brignac, Cpl. Nov. 6 1943 •
Donald R. Bumstead, PFC. Mar 30, 1949 •
George L. . . . — — Map (db m192808) WM
Front Michael Joseph Blassie 1st Lt. US Air Force Vietnam Apr 4 1948 May 11, 1972 Beloved Son and Brother Back Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal and 4 OLC. Killed in Action-Unknown Soldier May 28, 1984 . . . — — Map (db m124995) WM
The Third Infantry Division was organized on November 21, 1917, and was in France by March, 1918. On July 18 it distinguished itself in defense at the Marne River at Chateau-Thierry, 45 miles northeast of Paris. Thus, the proud motto: "Rock of . . . — — Map (db m124978) HM WM
Who knows but it may be given to us, after this life, to meet again in the old quarters, to play chess and draughts, to get up soon to answer the morning roll call, to fall in at the tap of the drum for drill and dress parade and again to hastily . . . — — Map (db m124979) WM
Died May 13 1945 in an air crash
Hidden Valley Dutch New Guinea
MAJ Herman F Antonini
Illinois June 4 1915
MAJ Phillip J Dattilo
Kentucky March 18 1914
PFC Alethia M Fair
California September 16, 1894
CAPT Louis E . . . — — Map (db m124980) HM WM
This monument is dedicated to the
52 United States Submarines
lost during World War II and
their crewmen and officers
who perished in that war.
Erected in 2003 by the
surviving members of the
Ill-Mo Rebel Squadron,
a chapter of the . . . — — Map (db m124981) WM
These U.S. prisoners of war of the Japanese were on the island of Palawan, P.I. as slave laborers building an airfield for the Japanese military. Believing that an invasion by the U.S. forces was imminent, the prisoners were forced into three tunnel . . . — — Map (db m124984) HM WM
Dedicated to the memory of
Merchant Marine Seamen
and
Navy Armed Guard
who gave their lives in
World War II
in the service of
their country
United States Merchant Marine
World War II Losses
Ships - 731
Merchant Seamen - 6700 . . . — — Map (db m124985) WM
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that . . . — — Map (db m114213) HM
Erected by the United States to mark the burial place of 2436 Confederate soldiers who died at Fort Delaware while prisoners of war and whose graves cannot now be individually identified. — — Map (db m21655) HM
Though located far from any site of armed conflict, Finn’s Point National Cemetery exists as a direct result of the American Civil War. It is the resting place for the remains of 2,436 Confederate soldiers whose military careers ended as prisoners . . . — — Map (db m21651) HM
Near this stone lie the remains of 105 United States soldiers whose names so far as known are hereon inscribed, but whose graves cannot be identified. They died for their country. — — Map (db m21656) HM
One of the several posts created on the Apache frontier, Fort Bayard protected the Pinos Altos mining district. Company B of the black 125th Infantry served here, as did Lt. John J. Pershing. In 1900 the fort became a military hospital, and today . . . — — Map (db m38226) HM
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union . . . — — Map (db m184764) HM
Dedicated to the honor and in memory of those men and women who served their country in the interest of freedom for all mankind — — Map (db m184785) WM
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