Mound City National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near Mound City, in Pulaski County, Illinois. It encompasses 10.5 acres (4.2 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 8,098 interments. It is administered by Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. This cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History[]
During the American Civil War, Mound City had a large veteran hospital complex. The cemetery was used to inter both Union and Confederate soldiers who died while under care at the hospital. After it was officially declared a National Cemetery in 1864, several nearby battlefield cemeteries arranged to have their remains reinterred there.
Mound City National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Notable monuments[]
- The Illinois State Soldiers and Sailors Monument, a marble monument erected in 1874.
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The original article can be found at Mound City National Cemetery and the edit history here.