New Bern National Cemetery

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New Bern National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of New Bern, in Craven County, North Carolina. It encompasses 7.7 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 7,517 interments. It is currently closed to new interments.

Contents 1 History 2 Notable monuments 3 Notable interments 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] History

First established on February 1, 1867, New Bern National Cemetery was initially used to reinter remains from the numerous battlefield cemeteries around the area, including nearly 1,000 unknown soldiers and the remains of Union soldiers who died at the Battle of New Bern.

New Bern National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

[edit] Notable monuments

• The New Jersey Monument, a granite monument erected in 1905.
• The Massachusetts Monument, a granite monument erected in 1908.
• The Connecticut Monument, erected in 1908.
• The Rhode Island Monument, a granite monument with a bronze statue on it, dedicated in 1908.

[edit] Notable interments

• David Heaton, US Congressman.
• Samuel P. Range, Died in Battle of New Bern.

[edit] See also

• United States Department of Veterans Affairs
• United States National Cemetery

[edit] External links

• National Cemetery Administration
• New Bern National Cemetery