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Of the Civil War soldiers buried here, there are: 9,000 Union soldiers (3,607 unknown,) 2,800 POWs from the camp at Millen and 1,700 African-American union soldiers. There are also 102 confederate soldiers.<ref name="Beaufort National Cemetery">{{Cite web |title=Beaufort National Cemetery |url=https://www.battlefields.org/visit/heritage-sites/beaufort-national-cemetery |access-date=2022-12-04 |website=American Battlefield Trust |language=en-US}}</ref> The remains of 27 [[Union Army|Union]] [[prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] were reinterred from [[Blackshear Prison]] following the war.<ref name="Beaufort National Cemetery"/> | Of the Civil War soldiers buried here, there are: 9,000 Union soldiers (3,607 unknown,) 2,800 POWs from the camp at Millen and 1,700 African-American union soldiers. There are also 102 confederate soldiers.<ref name="Beaufort National Cemetery">{{Cite web |title=Beaufort National Cemetery |url=https://www.battlefields.org/visit/heritage-sites/beaufort-national-cemetery |access-date=2022-12-04 |website=American Battlefield Trust |language=en-US}}</ref> The remains of 27 [[Union Army|Union]] [[prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] were reinterred from [[Blackshear Prison]] following the war.<ref name="Beaufort National Cemetery"/> | ||
Beaufort National Cemetery now has interments from every major [[United States|American]] conflict since the Civil War, including the [[Spanish–American War]], the | Beaufort National Cemetery now has interments from every major [[United States|American]] conflict since the Civil War, including the [[Spanish–American War]], the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the [[Gulf War]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=SCDAH |url=http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/beaufort/S10817707062/index.htm |access-date=2022-12-04 |website=www.nationalregister.sc.gov}}</ref> | ||
In 1987, the remains of nineteen Union soldiers of the all black [[Massachusetts]] 55th Volunteer Infantry were discovered on [[Folly Island, South Carolina]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Art |date=1989-05-30 |title=SALUTE TO A FORGOTTEN BLACK REGIMENT |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1989/05/30/salute-to-a-forgotten-black-regiment/bfb4ed0d-bf30-42dc-af7e-e34336a61c48/ |access-date=2022-12-05 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The Folly North Archaeological Project, 1990 did further excavations in the area after [[Hurricane Hugo]] revealed artifacts due to erosion of the soil and due to concerns of future erosion in the area. The Items discovered included leather shoes, rubberized canvas, wood staves and animal bone.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Charleston Museum {{!}} News and Events » The Folly North Archaeological Project, 1990 |url=https://www.charlestonmuseum.org/news-events/the-folly-north-archaeological-projec/ |access-date=2022-12-04 |language=en}}</ref> | In 1987, the remains of nineteen Union soldiers of the all black [[Massachusetts]] 55th Volunteer Infantry were discovered on [[Folly Island, South Carolina]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Art |date=1989-05-30 |title=SALUTE TO A FORGOTTEN BLACK REGIMENT |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1989/05/30/salute-to-a-forgotten-black-regiment/bfb4ed0d-bf30-42dc-af7e-e34336a61c48/ |access-date=2022-12-05 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The Folly North Archaeological Project, 1990 did further excavations in the area after [[Hurricane Hugo]] revealed artifacts due to erosion of the soil and due to concerns of future erosion in the area. The Items discovered included leather shoes, rubberized canvas, wood staves and animal bone.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Charleston Museum {{!}} News and Events » The Folly North Archaeological Project, 1990 |url=https://www.charlestonmuseum.org/news-events/the-folly-north-archaeological-projec/ |access-date=2022-12-04 |language=en}}</ref> | ||