Mound City National Cemetery is a
United States National Cemetery located near
Mound City, in
Pulaski County, Illinois
Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,193. Its county seat is Mound City. It is located along the Ohio River in the southwestern portion of the state, known lo ...
. It encompasses , and as of the end of 2005, had 8,098 interments. Administered by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it is managed by the
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. This cemetery is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
History
During the
American Civil War, Mound City was the site of the
Mound City Civil War Naval Hospital. The cemetery was used to inter both
Union and
Confederate soldiers who died while under care at the hospital. After it was officially declared a National Cemetery in 1864, several nearby battlefield cemeteries arranged to have their remains reinterred there.
Mound City National Cemetery was listed in the
National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Notable monuments
* The Illinois State Soldiers and Sailors Monument, a marble monument erected in 1874.
Notable burials
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John Basil Turchin
Ivan Vasilyevich Turchaninov (rus. Иван Васильевич Турчанинов); December 24, 1822 – June 18, 1901) better known by his Anglicised name of John Basil Turchin, was a Union Army brigadier general in the American Civ ...
(1821–1901), Russian-born, United States Civil War Union Army brigadier general.
''John Basil Turchin and the Fight to Free the Slaves''
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References
External links
National Cemetery Administration
Mound City National Cemetery
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{{National Register of Historic Places
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
Historic American Landscapes Survey in Illinois
United States national cemeteries
Illinois in the American Civil War
National Register of Historic Places in Pulaski County, Illinois
Protected areas of Pulaski County, Illinois
1864 establishments in Illinois