Confederate Cemetery - Spotsylvania VA - Veteran Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

When the Civil War ended, hundreds of Confederate graves were left scattered and unattended around the Virginia battlefields of Spotsylvania. In 1866, the Spotsylvania Memorial Association, formed by a group of local women, established a Confederate cemetery on 5 acres of land near the Spotsylvania Court House battlefield. 700+ soldiers were reburied in plots organized by state, including an unknown section for those who were not identified. For a diagram of the layout, click here. Headstones were provided by the federal government. A list of burials is available here.

In the center of the cemetery, a tall granite monument with a Confederate soldier stands watch over the fallen. The monument was dedicated on May 12, 1918.

The cemetery is located on Courthouse Rd. in Spotsylvania Court House. It is opened daily from dawn to dusk.

Reference:

• Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania Confederate Cemeteries (U.S. National Park Service)

Date cemetery was established: 1866 Visiting hours: Daily: Dawn to dusk Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]

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