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词条 New Bern National Cemetery
释义

  1. History

  2. Notable monuments

  3. Notable interments

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox NRHP | name =New Bern National Cemetery
| nrhp_type =
| image =U.S._National_Cemetery-New_Bern.jpg
| caption =
| location= 1711 National Ave., New Bern, North Carolina
| coordinates = {{coord|35|07|25|N|77|03|11|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = North Carolina#USA
| built = {{Start date|1867}}
| architect =
| architecture = Bungalow/craftsman
| added = January 31, 1997
| area = {{convert|7.7|acre}}
| governing_body = U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64500016|title=Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS}}
| refnum = 97000023[1]
}}

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 {{convert|7.7|acre}}, and as of the end of 2005, had 7,517 interments. It is currently closed to new interments.

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.[2]

New Bern National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

Notable monuments

  • The 9th New Jersey Infantry Monument, a granite monument erected in 1905[3]
  • The Massachusetts Civil War Monument, a granite monument erected in 1908[3]
  • The Connecticut Monument, erected in 1908[3]
  • The Rhode Island Civil War Monument, a granite monument with a bronze statue on it, dedicated in 1909[3]

Notable interments

  • David Heaton (1823–1870), attorney, politician, and US Representative

References

1. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
2. ^{{Cite web | author =Gjore J. Mollenhoff| title =New Bern National Cemetery | work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date =March 1984| url = http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/nr/CV2049.pdf | format = pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | accessdate = 2014-08-01}}
3. ^North Carolina Digital Collections

External links

  • National Cemetery Administration
  • New Bern National Cemetery
  • {{HALS |survey=NC-1 |id=nc0510 |title=New Bern National Cemetery, 1711 National Avenue, New Bern, Craven, NC}}
  • {{GNIS|2701915}}
  • New Bern National Cemetery at Find a Grave
{{National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina}}

7 : Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina|Buildings and structures in New Bern, North Carolina|United States national cemeteries|Protected areas of Craven County, North Carolina|1867 establishments in North Carolina|Historic American Landscapes Survey in North Carolina|National Register of Historic Places in Craven County, North Carolina

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