Fredericksburg National Cemetery
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Military cemetery in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Address: 1013 Lafayette Blvd, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
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Who is buried at Fredericksburg National Cemetery?
The Fredericksburg National Cemetery is the final resting place for over 15,000 United States soldiers. Most of the soldiers died during the Civil War, but there are about 100 20th century soldiers and a couple of spouses. The cemetery was officially closed to further burials in the 1940s.
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How many Union soldiers died at Fredericksburg?
The Confederates lost about 400 men killed and 3700 wounded, a total of around 4,100. The Federals lost almost 1,300 killed, 9,600 wounded and 1,770 missing or captured, a total of around 12,670. It was the tenth costliest battle of the Civil War.
Why is Robert E. Lee not buried at Arlington?
Federal soldiers were buried all around Lee's home in the center of Arlington Cemetery to disuade Lee from reclaiming his property after the war. Because of this scapegoat measure blaming Lee for the war, the former General was buried in Lexington under Lee's Chapel.
Who is the most famous person buried in the Arlington National Cemetery?
Only two U.S. presidents, William Howard Taft and John F. Kennedy, are buried at Arlington National Cemetery. (Most presidents have chosen to be buried in their home states.)
The cemetery is on land known during the war as Marye's Heights. In 1865 Congress established this cemetery as a final resting place for Union soldiers who died ...
A resource for visitors to and researchers of the Fredericksburg National Cemetery, part of the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park.
This roster is a resource compiled by historians and staff of Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania NMP. Using the links below you may search for a soldier's name under ...