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== Notable monuments == | == Notable monuments == | ||
* Monument to the Unknowns, a {{convert|5|ft|m|adj=mid|-high}} marble [[sarcophagus]] erected by the federal government in 1877 to commemorate the 889 unknown | * Monument to the Unknowns, a {{convert|5|ft|m|adj=mid|-high}} marble [[sarcophagus]] erected by the federal government in 1877 to commemorate the 889 unknown Union soldiers buried in two trench graves at the back of the cemetery. | ||
* The Pennsylvania Monument, a {{convert|30|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} granite spire with a statue of a soldier at the top, was erected in 1909 by the commonwealth of [[Pennsylvania]], and dedicated to its regiments lost at Cold Harbor. | * The Pennsylvania Monument, a {{convert|30|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} granite spire with a statue of a soldier at the top, was erected in 1909 by the commonwealth of [[Pennsylvania]], and dedicated to its regiments lost at Cold Harbor. | ||
* The 8th New York Heavy Artillery Monument, a granite block with a bronze plaque listing the names of those from the detachment who died at Cold Harbor, erected in 1909 by the state of [[New York (state)|New York]]. | * The 8th New York Heavy Artillery Monument, a granite block with a bronze plaque listing the names of those from the detachment who died at Cold Harbor, erected in 1909 by the state of [[New York (state)|New York]]. | ||
== Notable interments == | == Notable interments == | ||
* Sergeant Major [[Augustus Barry]], | * Sergeant Major [[Augustus Barry]], Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Civil War.<ref>[http://vconline.org.uk/augustus-barry/4590247612 vconline.org.uk]</ref> Sergeant Major Barry was also the first superintendent of Cold Harbor National Cemetery. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||