Mound City National Cemetery
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Mound City National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery
located near Mound City
, in Pulaski County, Illinois. It encompasses 10.5 acres (42,492 m²), 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
.
, 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.
United States National Cemetery
"United States National Cemetery" is a designation for 146 nationally important cemeteries in the United States. A National Cemetery is generally a military cemetery containing the graves of U.S. military personnel, veterans and their spouses but not exclusively so...
located near Mound City
Mound City, Illinois
Mound City is a city located along the Ohio River in Pulaski County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 692. It is the county seat of Pulaski County.-Geography:Mound City is located at ....
, in Pulaski County, Illinois. It encompasses 10.5 acres (42,492 m²), and as of the end of 2005, had 8,098 interments. It is administered by Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
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. This cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
History
During the American Civil WarAmerican Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, Mound City had a large veteran hospital complex. The cemetery was used to inter both Union
Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty free states and five border slave states. It was opposed by 11 southern slave states that had declared a secession to join together to form the...
and Confederate
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
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
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1997.
Notable monuments
- The Illinois State Soldiers and Sailors Monument, a marble monument erected in 1874.
See also
- Mound City Civil War Naval HospitalMound City Civil War Naval HospitalThe Mound City Civil War Naval Hospital is located in Mound City, Illinois, USA. The hospital building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 1974, one of two such listings in Mound City....
- United States Department of Veterans AffairsUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsThe United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense...
- United States National CemeteryUnited States National Cemetery"United States National Cemetery" is a designation for 146 nationally important cemeteries in the United States. A National Cemetery is generally a military cemetery containing the graves of U.S. military personnel, veterans and their spouses but not exclusively so...