Fredericksburg Nat'l Cemetery

120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22405 USA

Independent

“memorial to bravery & sacrifice”

Monuments throughout the cemetery stand as memorials to the bravery and sacrifice of the soldiers who fought in the four nearby battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House. Burial plots are consecutively numbered; thus, the cemetery is not organized by state, unit or campaign. Soldiers are mostly privates because higher-ranking officers were often transported home by family members.

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Anna Hider

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July 23, 2014

The Fredericksburg National Cemetery is the final resting place for over 15,000 United States soldiers. Most of the soldiers died during the Civil War (likely in one of the four major battles that took place nearby: who died in one of the four major battles that took place nearby: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House.) but interestingly enough, there are about 100 20th century soldiers and a couple of spouses. It wasn't until the 1940's that it was officially closed to further burials. Sadly, only about 20% of the soldiers are identified. Confederates who died in the Fredericksburg area were interred in Confederate cemeteries in Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania. The park maintains a data base of information on the known burials in all three cemeteries.

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