Grand Army of the Republic Monument -- Chalmette National Cemetery, Chalmette LA
N 29° 56.267 W 089° 59.395
16R E 211383 N 3315651
One of the few Grand Army of the Republic monuments in the South, this fine memorial stands at the Mississippi River end of the Chalmette National Cemetery
Waymark Code: WMNCEH
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/13/2015
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The Chalmette National Cemetery was originally created as a burial ground for Union Soldiers and Sailors who died in Louisiana during the Civil War. Now, it holds the remains of veterans from every American war from the War of 1812 to the Vietnam War.
Remains of Confederate soldiers formerly buried here were exhumed in 1868 and reinterred in the Cypress Grove Cemetery in New Orleans by the Ladies Benevolent Association of New Orleans. Source: National Park Service (
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The waymarked Grand Army of the Republic memorial was erected by the Joseph A. Mower Post in the Chalmette National Cemetery in 1874, after many years of pleas and pledges from GAR members. Today, it is the site of annual Memorial Day observances. Source: (
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