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Wilmington National Cemetery

Memorials	:	25
Location	:	Wilmington, New Hanover County, USA
Phone	:	910.815.4877
Website	:	www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/wilmington.asp
Coordinate	:	34.2393723, -77.9229355
Description	:	Office Hours: This cemetery is administered by the New Bern National Cemetery. Closed federal holidays except Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Visitation Hours: Open daily from sunrise to sunset. Wilmington National Cemetery is located in New Hanover County near downtown Wilmington, N.C., on the Cape Fear River. During the Civil War, Wilmington harbor was one of the most significant importation depots for the South, and as such mines and underwater explosives protected it. In addition, the heavily armed Fort Fisher guarded the entrance to the harbor. Until the last few months of the Civil War, Fort Fisher kept the port of Wilmington open... Read More	Office Hours: This cemetery is administered by the New Bern National Cemetery. Closed federal holidays except Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Visitation Hours: Open daily from sunrise to sunset. Wilmington National Cemetery is located in New Hanover County near downtown Wilmington, N.C., on the Cape Fear River. During the Civil War, Wilmington harbor was one of the most significant importation depots for the South, and as such mines and underwater explosives protected it. In addition, the heavily armed Fort Fisher guarded the entrance to the harbor. Until the last few months of the Civil War, Fort Fisher kept the port of Wilmington open to blockade-runners supplying necessary goods to Confederate armies inland. Unlike older fortifications built of brick and mortar, Fort Fisher was made mostly of earth and sand, which was ideal for absorbing the shock of heavy explosives. By 1865, the supply line through Wilmington was the last remaining route open to Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. The Union army and navy planned several attacks on Fort Fisher and Wilmington, but made no attempt until Dec. 24, 1864. After two days of fighting and little headway, Union commanders concluded the fort was too strong and withdrew. However, they returned for a second attempt on Jan. 12, 1865, and for more than two days federal ships bombarded it from land and sea. Three days later, more than 3,300 Union infantry, including the 27th U.S. Colored Troops, attacked. After several hours of fierce combat, Union troops captured the fort. The Confederate army evacuated their remaining forts in the Cape Fear area and within weeks Union forces overran Wilmington. Once Wilmington fell, the Confederacy’s supply line was severed and the Civil War was soon over. In 1867, land was purchased from a local Wilmington resident for the construction of a national cemetery. Most of the original interments were remains removed from the Wilmington City Cemetery, Fort Fisher, Fort Johnson and the surrounding area. An inspection dated May 13, 1870, reports 2,039 interments, including 698 known and 1,341 unknown graves marked by headboards. Also buried in Wilmington National Cemetery are the remains of a group of Puerto Rican laborers who fell victim to the great influenza epidemic of 1918. On Nov. 14, 1918, the Wilmington Morning Star reported an outbreak of influenza on a ship docked in the Cape Fear River. The government vessel, City of Savannah, had arrived two days earlier carrying 1,900 Puerto Ricans to Fayetteville to aid in the construction of Camp Bragg. By the time the ship left Wilmington harbor, 28 of the Puerto Rican laborers had been buried at the national cemetery. Wilmington National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

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Wilmington National Cemetery is located at 2011 Market Street Wilmington, New Hanover County ,North Carolina , 28403USA.
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Latitude: 34.2393723
Longitude: -77.9229355

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