City Point National Cemetery was established 1866, according to the US VA. “Casualties were originally interred in burial grounds near the hospitals, and later they…
At Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond, I had the fortune to meet F. Lee Hart, III, of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Mr. Hart shared a…
Far down below I hear the river rush, / And standing in this city of the dead, / The voice of waters seems a human cry…. The…
We visited Arlington National Cemetery January 1. My father told us where he would like to be planted if the authorities let us choose. Hopefully…
Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg address Nov 19, 1863, at the dedication of the National Cemetery created to honor the Union dead of the Battle of…