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== History ==
== History ==


The original interments in the cemetery were men who died in nearby [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] hospitals during the occupation of the area early in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], mainly in 1861, following the [[Battle of Port Royal]]. Battlefield casualties from around the area were also reinterred in the cemetery, including over 100 [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] soldiers. It became a National Cemetery with the National Cemetery Act by Abraham Lincoln in 1863.
The original interments in the cemetery were men who died in nearby Union hospitals during the occupation of the area early in the Civil War, mainly in 1861, following the [[Battle of Port Royal]]. Battlefield casualties from around the area were also reinterred in the cemetery, including over 100 [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] soldiers. It became a National Cemetery with the National Cemetery Act by Abraham Lincoln in 1863.


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"/>
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== Notable interments ==
== Notable interments ==
{{Category see also|Burials at Beaufort National Cemetery}}
{{Category see also|Burials at Beaufort National Cemetery}}
* [[Medal of Honor]] recipients
* Medal of Honor recipients
  Private First Class [[Ralph H. Johnson]] (1949–1968), recipient for action in the Vietnam War.
  Private First Class [[Ralph H. Johnson]] (1949–1968), recipient for action in the Vietnam War.
  Captain [[John J. McGinty III]] (1940–2014), recipient for action in the Vietnam War
  Captain [[John J. McGinty III]] (1940–2014), recipient for action in the Vietnam War