New Bern National Cemetery

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New Bern National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of New Bern, in Craven County, North Carolina. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses, and as of the end of 2005, had 7,517 interments. It is currently closed to new interments.HistoryFirst established on February 1, 1867, New Bern National Cemetery was initially used to reinter remains from the numerous battlefield cemeteries around the area, including nearly 1,000 unknown soldiers and the remains of Union soldiers who died at the Battle of New Bern.New Bern National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.Notable monuments The 9th New Jersey Infantry Monument, a granite monument erected in 1905 The Massachusetts Civil War Monument, a granite monument erected in 1908 The 15th Connecticut Infantry Monument, erected in 1908 The Rhode Island Civil War Monument, a granite monument with a bronze statue on it, dedicated in 1908Notable interments David Heaton (1823–1870), attorney, politician, and US Representative