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Fredericksburg National Cemetery :-
In July 1865, three months after the restoration of peace between
the states, Congress authorized the establishment of a National Cemetery
in Fredericksburg to honor the Federal soldiers who died on the battlefields
or from disease in camp. The site chosen was on Marye's Heights, the formidable
Confederate position which had proven so impregnable to repeated Federal
attacks on December 13, 1862. The cemetery contains the graves of over 15,000
United States soldiers. Most of them are Union soldiers who died in the
battles and camps around Fredericksburg. About 100 soldiers are 20th century
veterans including at least two spouses. Over 80% of the soldiers are unknown.
A record of the identified soldiers is kept at the Fredericksburg Battlefield
Visitor. Call (540) 373-6122 for information on the identified soldiers.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Operating Hours & Seasons
The Fredericksburg National Cemetery is open daily from dawn to
dusk. A register of the known burials in the cemetery is kept in the Fredericksburg
Battlefield Visitor Center.
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