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1. CHALNC_130525_019.JPG: Chalmette National Cemetery: President Abraham Lincoln approved legislation on July 17, 1862, that established national cemeteries for American forces. Two years later near the end of the Civil War, Chalmette National Cemetery was established to receive Union troops who died in Louisiana. Nearly 12,000 Civil War-era Union troops are buried at Chalmette National Cemetery, about half of them unknown. The cemetery contains nearly 16,000 burials and serves as a final resting place for veterans from all major U.S. wars from the War of 1812 to Vietnam. Small square markers identify the graves of unknown soldiers. Most markers provide names and home states, but some show birth and death dates, branch of service, or other personal information. All bear silent witness to their lives of men and women who served their nation. Four men, all Americans, who fought in the War of 1812 are buried here. One of them took part in the Battle of New Orleans: an unknown Tennessean who died in Mississippi returning home. He was reinterred here after the cemetery was established. During the Civil War, the site was also used as a refuge camp for slaves freed by advancing Union forces and as a burial group for former slaves, black hospital patients, and troops from both sides. In 1868 many of these civilians and the Confederate troops buried at Chalmette National Cemetery were reinterred elsewhere. The National Park Service took charge of Chalmette National Cemetery in 1933. A list of known burials is available at the visitor center and on the park website. Points of Interest: Stories in stone: Each marker in the cemetery has a story to tell. Some say only "unknown," but others identify birthplaces, ranks, wars, and occupations. Special monuments: The Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans, completed its monument in 1882; it now stands at the cemetery's river end. Its Latin inscription reads "Dum Tacent Clamant" -- "While they are silent, they cry aloud." Elaborate monuments stand on some graves, many raised by service comrades of the dead. The cannons near the entrance are from the Civil War. Superintendent's Lodge and Carriage House: Operated under the jurisdiction of the War Department until after World War II, all but a handful of national cemeteries had an on-site residence for the cemetery superintendent. This was the fourth lodge at the cemetery. It was completed in 1928 along with a carriage house. Mounted cannons: The cannons on display are from the Civil War. These cannons with their muzzles pointing skyward symbolize that the grounds here are now at peace. Front gate: The elaborate iron gates and brick walls were erected in 1873. The gates were moved here in 1928 when levee improvements claimed the cemetery's original riverfront entrance.
2. CHALNC_130525_048.JPG: Chalmette National Cemetery Here we honor veterans who served their country The United States Congress established this site as a National Cemetery in 1864 for the reinterment of Union soldiers who died in Civil War hospitals and were buried in various nearby locations. Over 15,000 veterans of American wars and their dependents are buried here. Of these 6,773 are unknown. Four veterans of the War of 1812 were reinterred here only the unknown veteran fought at the battle of New Orleans. He died on his way home to Tennessee after the war.
3. CHALNC_130525_175.JPG: Chalmette National Cemetery: Chalmette National Cemetery was established in 1864 as a burial place for Union soldiers who died in the Gulf area during the Civil war. It also served as the site for reburials of soldiers from battlefield cemeteries in the region. This plot of ground was part of the battlefield during the Battle of New Orleans. Only four U.S. veterans of the War of 1812 are buried here. None of the British who died in the battle are buried in the cemetery. The National Park Service received stewardship of the cemetery in 1933. The peaceful aspect that so often envelops the cemetery provides a moment in which we, the living, may acknowledge the contribution of those who have fought to defend this country.
4. CHALNC_130525_186.JPG: Soldiers Buried at Chalmette: Chalmette National Cemetery is part of a typical early land division in the area. The original entrance stood at the river end of the property. In 1867, more land was incorporated, and the brick wall was completed in 1875. In 1910 more land was added to the opposite end and a year later the entrance gates were moved to their present position. There are over 15,000 individuals buried in the 17.5 acre cemetery. Veterans of all major American wars and conflicts are interred here. Of these, 15,000 more than 6,700 are unknown. By 1945, all available burial sites were either occupied or reserved, and the cemetery was closed. It was reopened briefly in the 1960s for burial of Viet Nam War veterans. An occasional funeral still occurs for those who have one of the few remaining reserved plots or for windows of veterans already in the cemetery.
5. CHALNC_130525_192.JPG: The Freedmen's Cemetery: Here lie the remains of ex-slaves. The Freedmen's Cemetery was established by the Freedmen's Bureau in 1867, when the bureau received permission to use four acres of the former battlefield as a civilian burial ground. The property reverted to other ownership when the bureau was discontinued, and the cemetery gradually fell into ruins. All above-ground traces disappeared before the end of the nineteenth century.
Wikipedia Description: Chalmette National Cemetery
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Chalmette National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located within Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Chalmette, Louisiana. The cemetery is a 17.5-acre (7.1 ha) plot adjacent to the site that once was the battleground of the Battle of New Orleans. Though now closed to new interments, it is the burial place to over 15,300 veterans of American military campaigns from the Revolutionary War to the Vietnam War.

History

Though used as a burial ground earlier, Chalmette was established as a National Cemetery in 1864 as a place to inter the Civil War battle dead, of both the Confederate and the Union militaries. After the war, makeshift battlefield burial plots around the state had their interments moved to the more permanent National Cemeteries. Nearly 12,000 of which were brought to Chalmette.

As part of the Chalmette National Historical Park, it was transferred to the stewardship of National Park Service in 1933. The cemetery and battlefield were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.

The cemetery suffered considerable damage due to Hurricane Katrina, toppling headstones and much of the perimeter wall. The days and hours the cemetery and battleground are open to the public are still limited as of 2008.
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