Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort SC

To some, the thought of visiting a cemetery conjures ideas of fright, sadness and morbid thoughts. Quite the contrary, a venture to the cemetery, particularly the National Cemetery,
can be one of the most spiritually and emotional experiences you can have. Few places evoke such
an emotionally bonding and spiritually inner peace experience, if you allow it to happen.
Just walking around and looking, perhaps sitting among the stones, listening as the breeze rustle the leaves and allowing your mind to drift puts in perspective the enormous sacrifice these people made for us; the giving of their lives for their belief, a better life for us, our children and the world.

The National Cemetery was established in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln as the final resting place for soldiers who lost their lives in the Civil War. Here is home to over 7,500 Civil War heroes, including 4019 unknown Union and 117 known confederate soldiers. Over 6,500 soldiers from other wars, including the Spanish American War, Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf conflicts are at peace here.

On May 29, 1989, nineteen Union soldiers of the all black Massachusetts 55 th. Infantry, whose remains were found on Folly Island, SC in 1987, were buried here with full military honors. Also a German POW,
a crewman off the submarine U-Ratke, sunk off of Cape Lookout, NC by the U.S.Coast Guard Cutter Icarus in 1942, is interred here. He died while enroute to Charleston, SC.

This is definitely a place worth visiting, and the chance to personally thank these heroes for their sacrifice to us. It is a rewarding experience...
that will last a lifetime.

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