Category Archives: Cemeteries

Minnesota Soldier Killed at Shiloh to have grave re-dedicated after 150 years

Posted on March 19, 2012 by civilwarweek

Information courtesy of the MN Civil War Commemoration Task Force Event: Civil War Grave Rededication Ceremony Date: April 7, 2012 Place: Oakland Cemetery, 927 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN Time: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Sponsor: Minnesota Civil War Commemoration … Continue reading →

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New York votes to protect Civil War graves

Posted on March 8, 2012 by civilwarweek

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – The state Senate has approved legislation that would prohibit the unauthorized sale of veteran cemetery markers that are over 75 years old. The measure was drawn up after the New York Sons of Union Veterans of … Continue reading →

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Graves at Civil War cemetery face being exhumed after 50ft-long sinkhole forces 25 residents to flee their homes

Posted on December 31, 2011 by civilwarweek

The cemetery holds 20,000 graves including 714 Civil War veterans By CRAIG MACKENZIE, UK Daily Mail A sinkhole that forced the evacuation of 25 residents from their homes has spread to an historic cemetery, threatening dozens of graves. Officials in Allentown, … Continue reading →

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150 Years Ago: Battle of Ball’s Bluff Oct. 21, 1861

Posted on October 23, 2011 by civilwarweek

Ball’s Bluff was a small battle by the standards of the Civil War, but it had ramifications far beyond its size. It was only the second significant battle in the east, and received a great deal of attention in both … Continue reading →

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Ceremony salutes Berks soldiers who served in Civil War

Posted on June 12, 2011 by civilwarweek

By Ron Devlin, Reading (Pa.) Eagle Standing on hallowed ground Saturday in Reading’s Aulenbach’s Cemetery, Craig Breneiser invoked President Abraham Lincoln’s immortal words to pay tribute to Berks County soldiers who died in the Civil War. “They made the ultimate … Continue reading →

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Civil War-era cannon balls stolen from Ohio memorial

Posted on May 5, 2011 by civilwarweek

SOUTH CHARLESTON, Ohio (AP) — Police say someone has stolen the remaining Civil War-era cannon balls from a military memorial in a western Ohio cemetery. The Springfield News-Sun reports that the nine cannon balls were all that remained of a pyramid of … Continue reading →

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Battle Over Civil War Graves

Posted on April 24, 2011 by civilwarweek

From the AP/NBC Washington A military graveyard is causing controversy in Virginia, and its not located in Arlington. A group is demanding better grave markers for more than 17,000 soldiers buried in Richmond that fought for the Confederacy during the Civil … Continue reading →

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