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 The first interment took place in the area of the cemetery in 1828 it was then used as the post cemetery for the [[St. Francis Barracks]]. The first burials were soldiers stationed at St. Francis Barracks and veterans of the [[Indian Wars]], including many that were transferred from burial grounds in what was then [[Seminole]] controlled territory.
-During the [[American Civil War]], St. Augustine was initially claimed by the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]], but was quickly occupied by [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] forces and remained in Union hands for the remainder of the war. After the war, the cemetery was expanded and improved, and in 1881 it became a National Cemetery.
+During the American Civil War, St. Augustine was initially claimed by the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]], but was quickly occupied by [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] forces and remained in Union hands for the remainder of the war. After the war, the cemetery was expanded and improved, and in 1881 it became a National Cemetery.
 The cemetery also contains the graves of five British Commonwealth servicemen of [[World War II]], a soldier of the [[Royal Corps of Signals]] and four aviation officers of the [[Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve]].<ref name="cwgc">[https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2073034/st.-augustine-national-cemetery/] CWGC Cemetery report. Breakdown obtained from casualty record.</ref>