New Albany National Cemetery
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History
New Albany National Cemetery was established in 1862, purchased from local land owner, Dr. Charles Bowman, to inter soldiers who died while serving at the training ground of Camp Noble. Many of the initial interments were also transferred from nearby military hospital cemeteries. The cemetery contains almost three hundred Union soldiers, and two unknown Confederate soldiers.[1]
New Albany National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[2]
Gallery
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Entrance to the cemetery
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Graves in the cemetery
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Rostrum of the cemetery
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Distant view of the rostrum
References
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External links
- National Cemetery Administration
- New Albany National Cemetery
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- Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) documentation:
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- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Historic American Landscapes Survey in Indiana
- Buildings and structures in New Albany, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Floyd County, Indiana
- United States national cemeteries
- Protected areas of Floyd County, Indiana
- Cemeteries established in the 1860s