VA Cemeteries Featured in “Civil War Discovery Trail” Guide

Nineteen cemeteries operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs have been included in the newest edition of “The Civil War Trust’s Official Guide to The Civil War Discovery Trail.”

The guide provides visitors a link to more than 400 sites in 24 states related to the Civil War and its lasting impact on the nation. The sites for the Civil War Trail were selected for their historic significance and educational opportunities, including battlefields, museums, antebellum plantations, Underground Railroad stations, cemeteries and other destinations that help enrich and enliven the history of the Civil War period.

The VA national cemeteries featured in the guide are:

• Fort Smith, Ark.
• Little Rock, Ark.
• Marietta, Ga.
• Camp Butler, Ill.
• Rock Island, Ill.
• Camp Nelson, Ky.
• Lexington, Ky.
• Alexandria, La.
• Corinth, Miss.
• Salisbury, N.C.
• Beaufort, S.C.
• Florence, S.C.
• Chattanooga, Tenn.
• Nashville, Tenn.
• Memphis, Tenn.
• Winchester, Va.
• Grafton, W.Va.

Also featured in the guide are two Confederate cemeteries operated by VA:

• Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
• Confederate Stockade Cemetery, Johnson’s Island, Ohio

The Civil War Trail was created by The Civil War Trust in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Park Service, state agencies and local communities. The Civil War Trust is a private, nonprofit enterprise begun in 1991 to work for the preservation of the nation’s most important Civil War sites.

The Trust recently featured the Memphis National Cemetery in its newsletter, “Civil War Landscape,” detailing the layout of the cemetery and its monuments to Civil War dead, of which 13,965 from 537 Civil War regiments are buried at the cemetery.

“The Civil War Trust’s Official Guide to The Civil War Discovery Trail” can be obtained by calling 1-888-298-7245. Proceeds support the work of The Civil War Trust.