Salisbury Prison, Military cemetery and national cemetery in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States.
The Salisbury National Cemetery extends across 65 acres and contains the graves of more than 26,000 veterans and their family members.
During the Civil War, Confederate authorities established this cemetery to bury Union soldiers who perished at the adjacent Salisbury Prison from 1864 to 1865.
The cemetery features a 38-foot granite obelisk from 1875 and monuments from Maine and Pennsylvania commemorating their soldiers who died in captivity.
Located at 501 Statesville Boulevard, the cemetery maintains burial spaces for both casketed and cremated remains of eligible veterans and family members.
The cemetery contains 18 burial trenches measuring 240 feet in length, where soldiers were interred without coffins during the Civil War period.
Location: North Carolina
GPS coordinates: 35.66130,-80.47330
Latest update: March 27, 2025 04:05
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