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 == History ==
-In 1867, an {{convert|8|acre|adj=on}} plot was appropriated from a local resident to establish the Alexandria National Cemetery. It was originally intended as a place to bury [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] soldiers who died in the area during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], but later, remains from Mount Pleasant, [[Cheneyville, Louisiana|Cheneyville]], [[Yellow Bayou, Louisiana|Yellow Bayou]], and [[Fort Brown]], [[Texas]], were re-interred in Alexandria. Of approximately 1378 Civil War burials, 507 are known and 871 are unknown.
+In 1867, an {{convert|8|acre|adj=on}} plot was appropriated from a local resident to establish the Alexandria National Cemetery. It was originally intended as a place to bury [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] soldiers who died in the area during the Civil War, but later, remains from Mount Pleasant, [[Cheneyville, Louisiana|Cheneyville]], [[Yellow Bayou, Louisiana|Yellow Bayou]], and [[Fort Brown]], [[Texas]], were re-interred in Alexandria. Of approximately 1378 Civil War burials, 507 are known and 871 are unknown.
 Alexandria National Cemetery was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1997.