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Entrance to Beaufort National Cemetery one of the first U.S. National Cemeteries designated by President Abraham Lincoln, February 10, 1863. |
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There are more than 7,500 Civil War soldiers interred here. |
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There are 4,019 unknown Union soldiers and 117 known Confederate soldiers. |
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Flag at half staff because a veteran was being buried this day. |
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"THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD"
by Theodore O'Hara, 1847
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Blue Star Memorial |
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Gettysburg Address |
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Markers in Illinois Section 7 |
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Markers in Illinois Section 7 |
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Markers in Illinois Section 7 |
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Markers in Illinois Section 7 |
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A. W. Ingraham, Capt. Ill. Sec. 3 |
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Unknown
Sec. 3 |
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The cemetery is laid out in the shape of a half wheel. |
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Sergt. Thomas B. Lowrie
Served in 1st Mass. Vol. Cavalry
1864-1865 |
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