National Cemetery in Salisbury
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The National Cemetery in Salisbury is a historic United States military burial ground in Salisbury, North Carolina, established during the Civil War to honor Union soldiers and later expanded to serve veterans of subsequent conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Cemetery in Salisbury canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States national cemetery
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ military cemetery ⓘ |
| burialEligibility |
U.S. military veterans
ⓘ
eligible family members of veterans ⓘ |
| burialsIncludeConflict |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ later U.S. military conflicts ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Union soldiers who died in the Civil War
ⓘ
United States military veterans ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| establishedDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| hasAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
site for Memorial Day observances
ⓘ
site of military remembrance ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
headstones
ⓘ
landscaped grounds ⓘ memorial markers ⓘ monuments ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
burial ground for U.S. military veterans
ⓘ
memorial site ⓘ |
| hasGraveType |
marked graves
ⓘ
unmarked graves ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfInterment |
casket burials
ⓘ
cremated remains ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationStatus | historic burial ground ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
U.S. National Cemetery
ⓘ
surface form:
United States National Cemetery System
|
| locatedIn |
North Carolina
ⓘ
Rowan County, North Carolina ⓘ Salisbury, North Carolina ⓘ |
| managedBy |
National Cemetery Administration
ⓘ
United States Department of Veterans Affairs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Civil War-era burials
ⓘ
role in commemorating Union dead in the South ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| primaryBurialsFrom | Union Army ⓘ |
| purpose | to honor the service and sacrifice of U.S. military personnel ⓘ |
| regionServed | Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ |
| servesAs | final resting place for veterans of subsequent conflicts ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.