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 The Chalmette National Cemetery is a rectangular parcel of land measuring 250 feet by 2200 feet. It runs from the [[Mississippi River]] on the south to West Saint Bernard Highway ([[Louisiana Highway 46]]) on the north. The Chalmette National Battlefield bounds the cemetery on the west, while there is an industrial manufacturing facility on the east. Military Cemetery Road runs the length of the grounds from the entrance at West Saint Bernard Highway to the [[levee]] along the Mississippi River. The cemetery's headquarters are near the entrance of the cemetery grounds. The Monument to the Grand Army of the Republic is at the opposite end of Military Cemetery Road, which runs lengthwise through the center of the cemetery.<ref name="NPSDescription">{{cite web |title=Chalmette National Cemetery |url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/national_cemeteries/Louisiana/Chalmette_National_Cemetery.html |website=Nps.gov |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="NPSHistory">{{cite web |title=National Park Service Cultural Landscapes Inventory Chalmette National Cemetery Jean Lafitte NHP and Preserve – Chalmette Unit 1998 |url=http://npshistory.com/publications/jela/cli-chalmette-cemetery.pdf |website=Npshistory.com |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=28 October 2020}}</ref>
-Though now closed to new interments, it is the final resting place of over 15,300 veterans and casualties of [[United States|American]] military campaigns starting with the [[American Civil War]] and extending to the Vietnam War. There are also four graves of War of 1812 soldiers, one of whom participated in the Battle of New Orleans. There are approximately 7000 unknown soldiers buried there, mostly soldiers who died in the American Civil War. Graves at Chalmette National Cemetery range from simple square markers to elaborate monuments.<ref name="JeanLafitte" />
+Though now closed to new interments, it is the final resting place of over 15,300 veterans and casualties of [[United States|American]] military campaigns starting with the American Civil War and extending to the Vietnam War. There are also four graves of War of 1812 soldiers, one of whom participated in the Battle of New Orleans. There are approximately 7000 unknown soldiers buried there, mostly soldiers who died in the American Civil War. Graves at Chalmette National Cemetery range from simple square markers to elaborate monuments.<ref name="JeanLafitte" />
 [[John E. Jones (Medal of Honor)|John E. Jones]] (1834–1865), Civil War [[Medal of Honor]] Recipient, is buried there. Also buried is [[William H. Morgan]] (1825–1878), a Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General.