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== History == | == History == | ||
In 1867, an {{convert|8|acre|adj=on}} plot was appropriated from a local resident to establish the Alexandria National Cemetery. It was originally intended as a place to bury | In 1867, an {{convert|8|acre|adj=on}} plot was appropriated from a local resident to establish the Alexandria National Cemetery. It was originally intended as a place to bury Union soldiers who died in the area during the Civil War, but later, remains from Mount Pleasant, [[Cheneyville, Louisiana|Cheneyville]], [[Yellow Bayou, Louisiana|Yellow Bayou]], and [[Fort Brown]], [[Texas]], were re-interred in Alexandria. Of approximately 1378 Civil War burials, 507 are known and 871 are unknown. | ||
Alexandria National Cemetery was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1997. | Alexandria National Cemetery was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1997. | ||
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* US Representative [[Gillis William Long]] (1923–1985) | * US Representative [[Gillis William Long]] (1923–1985) | ||
* Major [[Jacob Brown (Texas soldier)|Jacob Brown]] (1778–1846), for whom [[Fort Brown, Texas]] is named | * Major [[Jacob Brown (Texas soldier)|Jacob Brown]] (1778–1846), for whom [[Fort Brown, Texas]] is named | ||
* [[John J. Williams (American Civil War)]] (1843–1865{{KIA}}), the last soldier killed in the | * [[John J. Williams (American Civil War)]] (1843–1865{{KIA}}), the last soldier killed in the American Civil War | ||
* Civil War Union Army Captain [[Ira W. Claflin]] (1834–1867) | * Civil War Union Army Captain [[Ira W. Claflin]] (1834–1867) | ||
* There are fifty-seven [[Buffalo Soldier]]s interred at the Alexandria National Cemetery | * There are fifty-seven [[Buffalo Soldier]]s interred at the Alexandria National Cemetery | ||