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Poplar Grove National Cemetery

Memorials	:	14
Location	:	Dinwiddie County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.1597630, -77.4295400
Description	:	In 1866, Lt... Colonel James Moore began his survey of the Petersburg area to locate land for a National Cemetery. Eventually, a farm just south of the city was chosen. This tract of land had been the campground for the 50th New York Volunteer Engineers. During the war they constructed a gothic-style, pine log church called Poplar Grove. With the cemetery now established, work began to move approximately 5,000 Union soldiers from nearly 100 separate burial sites around Petersburg. Bodies were moved from nine Virginia counties, reaching as far west as Lynchburg, Virginia. About 100 men comprised the "burial corps." With ten... Read More	In 1866, Lt... Colonel James Moore began his survey of the Petersburg area to locate land for a National Cemetery. Eventually, a farm just south of the city was chosen. This tract of land had been the campground for the 50th New York Volunteer Engineers. During the war they constructed a gothic-style, pine log church called Poplar Grove. With the cemetery now established, work began to move approximately 5,000 Union soldiers from nearly 100 separate burial sites around Petersburg. Bodies were moved from nine Virginia counties, reaching as far west as Lynchburg, Virginia. About 100 men comprised the "burial corps." With ten army wagons, forty mules, and 12 saddle horses, these men began their search and recovery mission. One observer noted "a hundred men were deployed in a line a yard apart, each examining half a yard of ground on both sides as they proceeded. Thus was swept a space five hundred yards in breadth . . .In this manner the whole battlefield was to be searched. When a grave was found, the entire line halted until the teams came up and the body was removed. Many graves were marked with stakes, but some were to be discovered only by the disturbed appearance of the ground. Those bodies which had been buried in trenches were but little decomposed, while those buried singly in boxes, not much was left but bones and dust." Remains were placed in a plain wooden coffin; if there was a headboard, it was attached to it. The burial corps worked for three years until 1869. In that time they reinterred 6,718 remains. Sadly, only 2,139 bodies were positively identified. Much the same fate was suffered by the nearly 30,000 Confederate dead buried at Blandford Church Cemetery in Petersburg. Of them, only about 2,000 names are known.

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Latitude: 37.1597630
Longitude: -77.4295400

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1. Batts Family Cemetery
Dinwiddie County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1613300, -77.4470300

2. Saint Johns Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1716995, -77.4405975

3. Dinwiddie Memorial Park
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Coordinate: 37.1697006, -77.4505997

4. Central State Hospital Hiram W. Davis Cemetery
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5. Southlawn Memorial Park
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6. Petersburg Hospital Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2158920, -77.4200270

7. Christ and Grace Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
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Coordinate: 37.2117380, -77.3964610

8. Bonner Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1027300, -77.4003800

9. Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.0952800, -77.4209400

10. Garys Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1258660, -77.3599040

11. Ettrick Cemetery
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12. Eastview Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2219990, -77.3833180

13. Peoples Memorial Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2248459, -77.3894958

14. Brith Achim Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2224700, -77.3836800

15. Rod-of Sholom Cemetery
Petersburg, Petersburg City, USA
Coordinate: 37.2224700, -77.3836800

16. Saint Josephs Roman Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2230030, -77.3843640

17. Blandford Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2243310, -77.3860430

18. Little Church Street Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2263600, -77.3901700

19. Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2227600, -77.3812700

20. Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.0934810, -77.3726830

21. Roberts Family Cemetery
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1547050, -77.5336210

22. Union Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1515610, -77.3249780

23. Clarke Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2435420, -77.4465460

24. Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery
New Bohemia, Prince George County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1870530, -77.3255130

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