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.

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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
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
Piedmont region of North Carolina NERFINISHED
Rowan County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Salisbury, North Carolina NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent North America
managedBy National Cemetery Administration NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Operation of Confederate military prison at Salisbury
usedFor burial of eligible United States veterans
commemorative ceremonies

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Confederate Prison site in Salisbury hasPart Salisbury National Cemetery
Confederate Prison site in Salisbury adjacentTo Salisbury National Cemetery