Mobile National Cemetery
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| Magnolia Cemetery including Mobile National Cemetery | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Mobile, Alabama |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1866 |
| Added to NRHP: | 13 June 1986 [1] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 86003757[2] |
| Governing body: | National Cemetery Administration. |
Mobile National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Mobile, Alabama. It encompasses 5.2 acres (21,000 m²), and as of the end of 2005, had 5,326 interments. It is an annex to the larger Magnolia Cemetery.[3] Mobile National Cemetery is administered by Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, Florida, and is currently closed to new interments.[4]
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[edit] History
Mobile National Cemetery was established in 1865, when Union troops occupied the city of Mobile after the Battle of Mobile Bay, during the Civil War.[4] Initially, casualties of the battle were interred in a section of the city owned Magnolia Cemetery, but they quickly had a need for more space and a plot of three acres (12,000 m²) was granted to the Army by the city in 1866.[4] By 1871, the cemetery had 841 interments, mostly soldiers whose remains were moved from other nearby battlefield sites.[4]
Mobile National Cemetery was listed, along with the rest of Magnolia Cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places on 13 June 1986.[5]
[edit] Notable monuments
- The 76th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment Monument was erected in 1892 by the survivors of the Battle of Fort Blakely.[4]
- The Confederate Fortification Monument, a granite monument, was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1940.[4]
[edit] Notable interments
- Private First Class John Dury New, Medal of Honor recipient for action in World War II.
- Chappo, son of Apache leader Geronimo.
- Larry (Lanny) Fun, cousin of Geronimo.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-11-18).
- ^ "Alabama - Mobile County". "Nationalhistoricalregister.com". Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
- ^ Sledge, John Sturdivant. Cities of Silence: A Guide to Mobile's Historic Cemeteries, pages 24-26. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 2002.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mobile National Cemetery". "U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs". Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places". "National Register Information System". Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
