The most striking thing I noticed about Natchez National Cemetery was the very large number of graves to unknown Confederate soldiers. Each one represents some mother's boy, some child's father, or some grieving young wife's husband who never came home from The War.
The 25.7-acre cemetery was established during the War Between the States and is located on a Bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. Some Union soldiers are also interred here, as well as veterans of all American wars, up until the present time. Plots are still available. Visitation Hours are from Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to sunset.
Natchez National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
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