New Bern National Cemetery: Difference between revisions

First established on February 1, 1867, New Bern National Cemetery was initially used to reinter remains from the numerous battlefield cemeteries around the area, including nearly 1,000 unknown soldiers and the remains of [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] soldiers who died at the [[Battle of New Bern (1862)|Battle of New Bern]].<ref name = nrhpinv>{{Cite web | author =Gjore J. Mollenhoff| title =New Bern National Cemetery | work = National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory | date =March 1984| url = https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/CV2049.pdf | format = pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | accessdate = 2014-08-01}}</ref>