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Tomb of the Unknown Civil War Dead
Monument

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Tomb of the Unknown Civil War Dead Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Death
unknown
Monument
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.8804171, Longitude: -77.0731548
Plot
Section 26, Grid Q/R-32.5
Memorial ID
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Erected in September 1866, the memorial is dedicated to the honor of 2,111 Civil War combat soldiers whose remains were recovered and buried but could not be identified. These remains were gathered from battlefields in Northern Virginia.

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American Civil War: 1861-1865.

Erected in September 1866, the memorial is dedicated to the honor of 2,111 Civil War combat soldiers whose remains were recovered and buried but could not be identified. These remains were gathered from battlefields in Northern Virginia.

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American Civil War: 1861-1865.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Apr 25, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1830/tomb_of_the_unknown_civil_war_dead: accessed ), memorial page for Tomb of the Unknown Civil War Dead (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 1830, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.