New Bern National Cemetery is a

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located in the city of

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, in

Craven County, North Carolina Craven County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 100,720. Its county seat is New Bern. The county was created in 1705 as Archdale Precinct from the now-extinct Bath County. It was renamed ...

. Administered by the

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, it encompasses , and as of the end of 2005, had 7,517 interments. It is currently closed to new interments.

History

First established on February 1, 1867, New Bern National Cemetery was initially used to reinter remains from the numerous battlefield cemeteries around the area, including nearly 1,000 unknown soldiers and the remains of

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soldiers who died at the Battle of New Bern. New Bern National Cemetery was listed on the

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in 1997.

Notable monuments

* The 9th New Jersey Infantry Monument, a granite monument erected in 1905North Carolina Digital Collections
/ref> * The Massachusetts Civil War Monument, a granite monument erected in 1908 * The Connecticut Monument, erected in 1908 * The Rhode Island Civil War Monument, a granite monument with a bronze statue on it, dedicated in 1909

Notable interments

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References

External links

National Cemetery Administration

New Bern National Cemetery
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