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== History == | == History == | ||
Keokuk National Cemetery was created in a separate, donated plot of Oakland Cemetery during the | Keokuk National Cemetery was created in a separate, donated plot of Oakland Cemetery during the American Civil War as a place to inter [[veteran]]s who died in the five [[military hospital]]s in the area. By the end of the Civil War, the cemetery had the interments of over 600 [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] soldiers, and 8 [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[prisoners of war]]. | ||
In 1908 when [[Fort Yates]], [[North Dakota]] was abandoned, the remains in its post cemetery were moved to Keokuk National Cemetery. In 1948, another post cemetery, in [[Des Moines, Iowa]], also had its remains moved to the National Cemetery. | In 1908 when [[Fort Yates]], [[North Dakota]] was abandoned, the remains in its post cemetery were moved to Keokuk National Cemetery. In 1948, another post cemetery, in [[Des Moines, Iowa]], also had its remains moved to the National Cemetery. | ||