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== History == | == History == | ||
During the | During the American Civil War, the territory around the city of Culpeper was defended vigorously by both sides, as it was a strategic point almost exactly between [[Washington D.C.]] and the capital of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]], [[Richmond, Virginia]]. Numerous battles took place in the region, including the [[Battle of Cedar Mountain]] and the [[Battle of Chancellorsville]]. The dead from those conflicts were buried nearby in makeshift grave sites. After the war a reburial program was initiated, and in 1867, Culpeper National Cemetery was established to reinter many of the remains from the makeshift sites.<ref name=vacem>{{Citation | title = Cemeteries – Culpeper National Cemetery | newspaper = [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]] | date = 2010-01-08 | url = http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/culpeper.asp | access-date = 2010-06-30}} | ||
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== Notable monuments == | == Notable monuments == | ||
* The states of Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania have erected markers dedicated to regiments from those states who had members die in the [[Battle of Cedar Mountain]]. | * The states of Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania have erected markers dedicated to regiments from those states who had members die in the [[Battle of Cedar Mountain]]. | ||
The Maine monument is of granite construction and is dedicated to the 22 officers and soldiers from the 10th Maine Volunteer Infantry who died at Cedar Mountain.<ref name=vacempdf>{{Citation | title = Culpeper National Cemetery | newspaper = [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]] | date = 2001-07-05 | url = http://www.cem.va.gov/pdf/culpeper.pdf | access-date = 2010-06-30 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100527144804/http://www.cem.va.gov/pdf/culpeper.pdf | archive-date = 2010-05-27 }}</ref> | |||
The Massachusetts monument was erected by members of the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry in 1893.<ref name=vacem/> | |||
The New York monument was erected in 1902 to honor the members of the 28th New York Volunteer Infantry, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Corps, Army Corps of the Potomac who died at Cedar Mountain.<ref name=vacem/> | |||
The Ohio monument is of granite and bronze construction and was erected by the 7th Ohio Regimental Association.<ref name=vacempdf/> | |||
The Pennsylvania monument was erected in 1910.<ref name=vacem/> | |||
* The Armed Forces Monument was erected November 1992 and was sponsored by the American Legion Post 330 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2524. The monument was officially dedicated May 28, 2001.<ref name=vacem/> | * The Armed Forces Monument was erected November 1992 and was sponsored by the American Legion Post 330 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2524. The monument was officially dedicated May 28, 2001.<ref name=vacem/> | ||
* A memorial to all of the unknown burials from the Civil War was erected in 1988 by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Burton–Hammond Post 2524. | * A memorial to all of the unknown burials from the Civil War was erected in 1988 by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Burton–Hammond Post 2524. | ||