Mound City National Cemetery
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Mound City National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near Mound City, in Pulaski County, Illinois. It encompasses 10.5 acres (4.2 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 8,098 interments. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it is managed by the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.[2] This cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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| Location | Jct. of IL 37 and US 51, Mound City, Illinois |
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| Built | 1864 |
| Architect | Montgomery C. Meigs |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| MPS | MPL020 – Civil War Era National Cemeteries |
| NRHP reference No. | [[[:Template:NRHP Focus]] 97001174][1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 8, 1997[1] |
History
During the American Civil War, Mound City was the site of the Mound City Civil War Naval Hospital. The cemetery was used to inter both Union and Confederate soldiers who died while under care at the hospital. After it was officially declared a National Cemetery in 1864, several nearby battlefield cemeteries arranged to have their remains reinterred there.[3]
Mound City National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Notable monuments
- The Illinois State Soldiers and Sailors Monument, a marble monument erected in 1874.
Notable burials
- John Basil Turchin (1821–1901), Russian-born, United States Civil War Union Army brigadier general.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP.
- ↑ "Mound City National Cemetery". National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/moundcity.asp.
- ↑ Sammartino, Therese T. (July 23, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Mound City National Cemetery". National Park Service. http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/201093.pdf.
- ↑ John Basil Turchin and the Fight to Free the Slaves
External links
- National Cemetery Administration
- Mound City National Cemetery
- Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. IL-9, "Mound City National Cemetery, Highway Junctions IL 37 & IL 51, Mound City, Pulaski County, IL", 27 photos, 3 photo caption pages
- [[[:Template:GNIS URL]] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mound City National Cemetery]
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