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==History== | ==History== | ||
The cemetery was originally created on land appropriated, and later purchased, by the federal government. The land was first owned by James H. Jarrott and was a quarter of a mile from the Florence Stockade. It became a National Cemetery in 1865, and remains from nearby | The cemetery was originally created on land appropriated, and later purchased, by the federal government. The land was first owned by James H. Jarrott and was a quarter of a mile from the Florence Stockade. It became a National Cemetery in 1865, and remains from nearby Civil War battlefield cemeteries were transferred and reinterred there. | ||
Florence National Cemetery was listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1998. | Florence National Cemetery was listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1998. | ||
==Notable interments== | ==Notable interments== | ||
* [[Florena Budwin]], a woman who donned a | * [[Florena Budwin]], a woman who donned a Union uniform and pretended to be a man so she could serve alongside her husband, who was a Captain, in the Civil War. Her husband was killed and she was captured by the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forces, and served as a nurse at the Florence prisoner of war camp until her death. | ||
* Boatswain's Mate First Class [[James Elliott Williams]], Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Vietnam War. | * Boatswain's Mate First Class [[James Elliott Williams]], Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Vietnam War. | ||