Thursday, March 22, 2012

Confederate monument over the mass grave of soldiers in New Bern, NC



Memorial service at Cedar Groove Cemetery, New Bern, NC on 17/3/2012
this is a monument over the mass grave of soldiers killed in the Battles around New Bern, NC

Cedar Grove Cemetery, one of the oldest in North Carolina, is located in downtown New Bern. The monument was dedicated to the Confederate soldiers killed in the Battle of New Bern. Beneath the monument about twelve feet down in a crypt lies the remains of the soldiers.

On May 2d, 1867, was laid the corner-stone of the mausoleum or vault beneath centre plat.

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