Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman Area 3 ha Year built 1867 | NRHP Reference # 97000023 Phone +1 252-637-2912 Added to NRHP 31 January 1997 | |
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MPS Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS Address 1711 National Ave, New Bern, NC 28560, USA Similar Cedar Grove Cemetery, Greenleaf Memorial Park, New Bern Memorial Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, New Bern City Hall | ||
Wreath laying at the new bern national cemetery
New Bern National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of New Bern, in Craven County, North Carolina. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 7.7 acres (3.1 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 7,517 interments. It is currently closed to new interments.
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History
First established on February 1, 1867, New Bern National Cemetery was initially used to reinter remains from the numerous battlefield cemeteries around the area, including nearly 1,000 unknown soldiers and the remains of Union soldiers who died at the Battle of New Bern.
New Bern National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Notable monuments
Notable interments
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