Salisbury National Cemetery
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Salisbury National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery in Salisbury, North Carolina, primarily known as the burial site for thousands of Union soldiers who died at the Confederate prison camp there during the Civil War.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States national cemetery ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | Union–Confederate conflict in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
Confederate States Army (through operation of prison camp)
NERFINISHED
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Union prisoners of war
ⓘ
United States military veterans ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
commemorative monuments
ⓘ
individual grave markers ⓘ mass graves of Union prisoners of war ⓘ |
| containsMemorial |
Civil War memorials
ⓘ
monuments to Union soldiers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| establishedAs | burial ground for Union prisoners of war ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American Civil War cemeteries
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Rowan County, North Carolina ⓘ Cemeteries in North Carolina ⓘ Military monuments and memorials in the United States ⓘ Protected areas of Rowan County, North Carolina ⓘ Tourist attractions in Rowan County, North Carolina ⓘ United States national cemeteries ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
honoring deceased military personnel
ⓘ
preserving Civil War history ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places listing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | federal jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ |
| hasUse |
military cemetery
ⓘ
veterans cemetery ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesTo | Civil War-era burial section ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Carolina
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Piedmont region of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Rowan County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Salisbury, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| managedBy |
National Cemetery Administration
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ⓘ
United States Department of Veterans Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialType | military cemetery and memorial site ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf | National Cemetery System (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBurials | Union soldiers who died in Confederate prison camp at Salisbury ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
American Civil War
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ⓘ
Operation of Confederate military prison at Salisbury ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial of eligible United States veterans
ⓘ
commemorative ceremonies ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.