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{{Short description|Historic veterans cemetery in Beaufort County, South Carolina}}
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'''Beaufort National Cemetery''' is a [[United States National Cemetery]] located in [[Beaufort County, South Carolina|Beaufort County]], in the city of [[Beaufort, South Carolina]].<ref name = nrhpinv>{{Cite web
'''Beaufort National Cemetery''' is a [[United States National Cemetery]] located in [[Beaufort County, South Carolina|Beaufort County]], in the city of [[Beaufort, South Carolina]].<ref name = nrhpinv>{{Cite web
| last = Sammartino | first = Therese T. | title = Beaufort National Cemetery | work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date = May 27, 1997 | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/beaufort/S10817707062/S10817707062.pdf | access-date = 8 June 2012}}</ref><ref name = scdah>{{Cite web | title = Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort County (1601 Boundary St., Beaufort) | work = National Register Properties in South Carolina | publisher = South Carolina Department of Archives and History | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/beaufort/S10817707062/index.htm | access-date = 8 June 2012}}</ref> Managed by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]], it encompasses {{convert|33.1|acre}}, and as of 2014, had over 19,000 interments.
| last = Sammartino | first = Therese T. | title = Beaufort National Cemetery | work = National Register of Historic Places Nomination and Inventory | date = May 27, 1997 | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/beaufort/S10817707062/S10817707062.pdf | access-date = 8 June 2012}}</ref><ref name = scdah>{{Cite web | title = Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort County (1601 Boundary St., Beaufort) | work = National Register Properties in South Carolina | publisher = South Carolina Department of Archives and History | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/beaufort/S10817707062/index.htm | access-date = 8 June 2012}}</ref> Managed by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]], it encompasses {{convert|44.1|acre}}, and as of 2024, had over 28,725 interments.


== History ==
== History ==
{{More citations needed section|date=August 2020}}
The original interments in the cemetery were men who died in nearby [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] hospitals during the occupation of the area early in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], mainly in 1861, following the [[Battle of Port Royal]]. Battlefield casualties from around the area were also reinterred in the cemetery, including over 100 [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] soldiers. It became a National Cemetery with the National Cemetery Act by [[Abraham Lincoln]] in 1863. The remains of 27 [[Union Army|Union]] [[prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] were reinterred from [[Blackshear Prison]] following the war.


The original interments in the cemetery were men who died in nearby [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] hospitals during the occupation of the area early in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], mainly in 1861, following the [[Battle of Port Royal]]. Battlefield casualties from around the area were also reinterred in the cemetery, including over 100 [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] soldiers. It became a National Cemetery with the National Cemetery Act by [[Abraham Lincoln]] in 1863.
Beaufort National Cemetery now has interments from every major [[United States|American]] conflict, including the [[Spanish–American War]], the [[Korean War]], the [[Vietnam War]], and the [[Gulf War]].


Of the Civil War soldiers buried here, there are: 9,000 Union soldiers (3,607 unknown,) 2,800 POWs from the camp at Millen and 1,700 African-American union soldiers. There are also 102 confederate soldiers.<ref name="Beaufort National Cemetery">{{Cite web |title=Beaufort National Cemetery |url=https://www.battlefields.org/visit/heritage-sites/beaufort-national-cemetery |access-date=2022-12-04 |website=American Battlefield Trust |language=en-US}}</ref> The remains of 27 [[Union Army|Union]] [[prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] were reinterred from [[Blackshear Prison]] following the war.<ref name="Beaufort National Cemetery"/>
In 1987, the remains of nineteen Union soldiers of the all black [[Massachusetts]] 55th Volunteer Infantry were discovered on [[Folly Island, South Carolina]]. The Massachusetts 55th had been stationed on Folly Island from late 1863 to early 1864 and was a sister unit to the better-known [[Massachusetts]] 54th Volunteer Infantry, featured in the film ''[[Glory (1989 film)|Glory]]''. On May 29, 1989, these soldiers were reinterred in the Beaufort National Cemetery with full military honors. Cast members from the film served as the honor guard at the ceremony.


Beaufort National Cemetery now has interments from every major [[United States|American]] conflict since the Civil War, including the [[Spanish–American War]], the [[Korean War]], the [[Vietnam War]], and the [[Gulf War]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=SCDAH |url=http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/beaufort/S10817707062/index.htm |access-date=2022-12-04 |website=www.nationalregister.sc.gov}}</ref>
Beaufort National Cemetery was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1997.

In 1987, the remains of nineteen Union soldiers of the all black [[Massachusetts]] 55th Volunteer Infantry were discovered on [[Folly Island, South Carolina]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Art |date=1989-05-30 |title=SALUTE TO A FORGOTTEN BLACK REGIMENT |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1989/05/30/salute-to-a-forgotten-black-regiment/bfb4ed0d-bf30-42dc-af7e-e34336a61c48/ |access-date=2022-12-05 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The Folly North Archaeological Project, 1990 did further excavations in the area after Hurricane Hugo revealed artifacts due to erosion of the soil and due to concerns of future erosion in the area. The Items discovered included leather shoes, rubberized canvas, wood staves and animal bone.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Charleston Museum {{!}} News and Events » The Folly North Archaeological Project, 1990 |url=https://www.charlestonmuseum.org/news-events/the-folly-north-archaeological-projec/ |access-date=2022-12-04 |language=en}}</ref>

The Massachusetts 55th had been stationed on Folly Island from late 1863 to early 1864 and was a sister unit to the better-known [[Massachusetts]] 54th Volunteer Infantry, featured in the film ''[[Glory (1989 film)|Glory]]''.

On May 29, 1989, the 54th soldiers were reinterred in the Beaufort National Cemetery with full military honors. Cast members from the film served as the honor guard at the ceremony.<ref name=":0" />

Beaufort National Cemetery was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1997.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}


== Notable interments ==
== Notable interments ==
{{Category see also|Burials at Beaufort National Cemetery}}
{{Category see also|Burials at Beaufort National Cemetery}}
* [[Medal of Honor]] recipients
* [[Donald Conroy|Colonel Donald Conroy]], known as ''[[The Great Santini (novel)|The Great Santini]]''.
* Private First Class [[Ralph H. Johnson]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient for action in the [[Vietnam War]].
** Private First Class [[Ralph H. Johnson]] (1949–1968), recipient for action in the [[Vietnam War]].
* Captain [[John J. McGinty III]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient for action in the [[Vietnam War]].
** Captain [[John J. McGinty III]] (1940–2014), recipient for action in the [[Vietnam War]]
* Others
* [[John N. McLaughlin]] - Marine Corps Lieutenant General, served in three wars and spent three years as [[P.O.W.]]
** Colonel [[Donald Conroy]] (1921–1998), inspiration for the character Wilbur "Bull" Meachum in ''[[The Great Santini (novel)|The Great Santini]]''.
* Master Sergeant Joseph Simmons, [[Légion d'honneur]] recipient, [[Buffalo Soldier]], [[World War I]] and [[World War II]] veteran.
** [[John N. McLaughlin]] (1918–2002), Marine Corps Lieutenant General, served in three wars and spent three years as [[P.O.W.]]
* [[Chuck Taliano]], United States Marine [[drill instructor]] featured in the "''We don’t promise you a rose garden''" [[recruitment poster]] during the 1970s and 1980s.<ref name=state>{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Donahue|title=Ex-Marine, S.C. resident on famous poster dies|url=http://www.thestate.com/2010/06/14/1331501/ex-marine-sc-resident-on-famous.html|work=[[The Beaufort Gazette]]|publisher=The State (newspaper)|date=2010-06-14|access-date=2010-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615011537/http://www.thestate.com/2010/06/14/1331501/ex-marine-sc-resident-on-famous.html|archive-date=15 June 2010|url-status = dead}}</ref>
** Cook Petty Officer 1st Class William Pickney (1915-1976), second African American to be awarded the Navy Coss, for heroism during the Battle of Santa Cruz.
* General [[Edwin A. Pollock|Edwin Pollock]]
** Master Sergeant Joseph Simmons, [[Légion d'honneur]] recipient, [[Buffalo Soldier]], [[World War I]] and [[World War II]] veteran.
* Colonel [[Robert Gould Shaw]], commander of the African-American [[54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment|54th Massachusetts Regiment]], subject of the movie [[Glory (1989 film)|Glory]].<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=P9t-CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT40&lpg=PT40&dq=robert+shaw+beaufort+national+cemetery#v=onepage&q=robert%20shaw%20beaufort%20national%20cemetery&f=false |title = No Holier Spot of Ground: Confederate Monuments & Cemeteries of South Carolina|isbn = 9781614232827|last1 = Johnson|first1 = Kristina Dunn|date = 2009-04-06}}</ref>
** General [[Edwin A. Pollock|Edwin Pollock]] (1899–1982)
* Major General William W. Cobb Sr., U.S. Commandant of American Sector (Berlin), Commander of 11th Armored Cavalry (Vietnam), Paratrooper (WWII).
** Colonel [[Robert Gould Shaw]] (1837–1863), commander of the African-American [[54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment|54th Massachusetts Regiment]], subject of the movie [[Glory (1989 film)|Glory]]<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P9t-CQAAQBAJ&dq=robert+shaw+beaufort+national+cemetery&pg=PT40 |title = No Holier Spot of Ground: Confederate Monuments & Cemeteries of South Carolina|isbn = 9781614232827|last1 = Johnson|first1 = Kristina Dunn|date = 2009-04-06| publisher=Arcadia }}</ref> is likely buried in one of the 3,607 unknown gravesites in the cemetery.
* General [[William G. Thrash]]
** [[Chuck Taliano]] (1945–2010), USMC [[drill instructor]] featured in the "''We don’t promise you a rose garden''" [[recruitment poster]] during the 1970s and 1980s.<ref name=state>{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Donahue|title=Ex-Marine, S.C. resident on famous poster dies|url=http://www.thestate.com/2010/06/14/1331501/ex-marine-sc-resident-on-famous.html|work=[[The Beaufort Gazette]]|publisher=The State (newspaper)|date=2010-06-14|access-date=2010-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615011537/http://www.thestate.com/2010/06/14/1331501/ex-marine-sc-resident-on-famous.html|archive-date=15 June 2010|url-status = dead}}</ref>
*Major General [[Reuben Henry Tucker III]] Commandant of Cadets, The Citadel 1963 - 1968.
** General [[William G. Thrash]] (1916–2011)
* Capt. Albert L. Schlegel, Jr., World War II fighter pilot and flying ace, reportedly captured by German troops and executed. Originally interred in France as an "unknown" until 2016, re-interred in Beaufort on March 30, 2017.
** Major General [[Reuben Henry Tucker III]] (1911–1970), Commandant of Cadets, The Citadel 1963–68.
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* General [[James Grimsley]]
* Major General [[Charles Spragins]]
** US Army General [[James Grimsley]] (1921–2013)
** Major General [[Charles Spragins]]
* Capt. Albert L. Schlegel, Jr., US Army Air Corps, served as a fighter pilot with the Canadian Royal Air Force until the United States entered WW II. After transferring to the Army Air Corps, he qualified as an "ace", with 13.5 confirmed kills and 2.5 probables. On August 28, 1944, he was shot down on a mission over Valmy, France. Although he successfully bailed out, he was reportedly captured by German troops and shot. His body was interred in France as an "unknown" until 2016, when his body was identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency through medical records. He was reinterred in Beaufort on March 30, 2017. -->
[[File:BeaufortCemeteryTwilight.jpg|thumb|300px|Twilight at Beaufort National Cemetery]]
[[File:BeaufortCemeteryTwilight.jpg|thumb|300px|Twilight at Beaufort National Cemetery]]
* Non-US Servicemembers

* Ian Ronald Atherton Adamson, Lieutenant of [[Royal Navy]], only one of [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] war dead in [[World War II]].<ref>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2720024/ADAMSON,%20IAN%20RONALD%20ATHERTON CWGC: Ian Ronald Atherton Adamson]</ref>
** Ian Ronald Atherton Adamson, Lieutenant of [[Royal Navy]], only one of [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] war dead in [[World War II]].<ref>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2720024/ADAMSON,%20IAN%20RONALD%20ATHERTON CWGC: Ian Ronald Atherton Adamson]</ref>
** Maschinenmaat Gerd Reusell was a crewmember of U-352 that died of wounds when it was sunk on May 9, 1942 by USCG Icarus.


==References==
==References==
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* {{HALS |survey=SC-1 |id=sc1144 |title=Beaufort National Cemetery, 1601 Boundary Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC |photos=34 |cap=4}}
* {{HALS |survey=SC-1 |id=sc1144 |title=Beaufort National Cemetery, 1601 Boundary Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC |photos=34 |cap=4}}
* {{HALS |survey=SC-1-A |id=sc1147 |title=Beaufort National Cemetery, Wall |photos=16 |dwgs=1 |data=6 |cap=2 |link=no}}
* {{HALS |survey=SC-1-A |id=sc1147 |title=Beaufort National Cemetery, Wall |photos=16 |dwgs=1 |data=6 |cap=2 |link=no}}
* {{GNIS|1220420}}
* {{GNIS|type=retired|1220420}}
* {{Find a Grave cemetery}}
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=69466 Beaufort National Cemetery] at [[Find a Grave]]
* [http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2073180/BEAUFORT%20NATIONAL%20CEMETERY CWGC: Beaufort National Cemetery]
* [http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2073180/BEAUFORT%20NATIONAL%20CEMETERY CWGC: Beaufort National Cemetery]



Revision as of 03:20, 18 April 2024

Beaufort National Cemetery
Beaufort National Cemetery
Beaufort National Cemetery is located in South Carolina
Beaufort National Cemetery
Beaufort National Cemetery is located in the United States
Beaufort National Cemetery
Location1601 Boundary St., Beaufort, South Carolina
Coordinates32°26′29″N 80°40′47″W / 32.44139°N 80.67972°W / 32.44139; -80.67972
Area44.1 acres (17.8 ha)
Built1863
Architectural styleColonial, Dutch Colonial
MPSCivil War Era National Cemeteries MPS
NRHP reference No.97001208[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 1997

Beaufort National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Beaufort County, in the city of Beaufort, South Carolina.[2][3] Managed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 44.1 acres (17.8 ha), and as of 2024, had over 28,725 interments.

History

The original interments in the cemetery were men who died in nearby Union hospitals during the occupation of the area early in the Civil War, mainly in 1861, following the Battle of Port Royal. Battlefield casualties from around the area were also reinterred in the cemetery, including over 100 Confederate soldiers. It became a National Cemetery with the National Cemetery Act by Abraham Lincoln in 1863.

Of the Civil War soldiers buried here, there are: 9,000 Union soldiers (3,607 unknown,) 2,800 POWs from the camp at Millen and 1,700 African-American union soldiers. There are also 102 confederate soldiers.[4] The remains of 27 Union prisoners of war were reinterred from Blackshear Prison following the war.[4]

Beaufort National Cemetery now has interments from every major American conflict since the Civil War, including the Spanish–American War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War.[5]

In 1987, the remains of nineteen Union soldiers of the all black Massachusetts 55th Volunteer Infantry were discovered on Folly Island, South Carolina.[6] The Folly North Archaeological Project, 1990 did further excavations in the area after Hurricane Hugo revealed artifacts due to erosion of the soil and due to concerns of future erosion in the area. The Items discovered included leather shoes, rubberized canvas, wood staves and animal bone.[7]

The Massachusetts 55th had been stationed on Folly Island from late 1863 to early 1864 and was a sister unit to the better-known Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry, featured in the film Glory.

On May 29, 1989, the 54th soldiers were reinterred in the Beaufort National Cemetery with full military honors. Cast members from the film served as the honor guard at the ceremony.[6]

Beaufort National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[citation needed]

Notable interments

Twilight at Beaufort National Cemetery
  • Non-US Servicemembers
    • Ian Ronald Atherton Adamson, Lieutenant of Royal Navy, only one of Commonwealth war dead in World War II.[10]
    • Maschinenmaat Gerd Reusell was a crewmember of U-352 that died of wounds when it was sunk on May 9, 1942 by USCG Icarus.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Sammartino, Therese T. (May 27, 1997). "Beaufort National Cemetery" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort County (1601 Boundary St., Beaufort)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Beaufort National Cemetery". American Battlefield Trust. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  5. ^ "SCDAH". www.nationalregister.sc.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  6. ^ a b Harris, Art (1989-05-30). "SALUTE TO A FORGOTTEN BLACK REGIMENT". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  7. ^ "The Charleston Museum | News and Events » The Folly North Archaeological Project, 1990". Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  8. ^ Johnson, Kristina Dunn (2009-04-06). No Holier Spot of Ground: Confederate Monuments & Cemeteries of South Carolina. Arcadia. ISBN 9781614232827.
  9. ^ Donahue, Patrick (2010-06-14). "Ex-Marine, S.C. resident on famous poster dies". The Beaufort Gazette. The State (newspaper). Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  10. ^ CWGC: Ian Ronald Atherton Adamson

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