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Oakdale Cemetery (Wilmington, North Carolina)

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56: 308: 30: 84:"THIS MONUMENT WAS DEDICATED MAY 10, 1872 / TO PERPETUATE DEEDS OF THE BRAVE AND IN GRATEFUL / TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF 550 HONORED UNKNOWN / CONFEDERATE DEAD AT THE BATTLE OF FORT FISHER / WHO LIE BURIED HERE / SPONSORED BY THE LADIES MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION LATER MERGED WITH DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY / SELF DENIAL - WORK - PRAYERS - TEARS - HEARTS BLOOD / ENTERED INTO ITS BUILDING" 42:
Because existing cemeteries were becoming crowded, a group of citizens bought a 65-acre tract of land east of Burnt Mill Creek, east of the town limits. The first interment was Annie DeRosset, age 6, on February 5, 1855. Her father, John DeRosset, was a physician and the first president of the
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The cemetery has an enclosed Hebrew Cemetery, dating from 1855, as well as a Masonic section, at least one section for Odd Fellows, a section where the burials formerly at Front Street Methodist church were moved after an 1886 fire and a section for those with no other
365: 355: 228: 55: 360: 370: 316: 159: 73: 155: 200: 80:. Dedicated in 1872, a bronze statue of a regular soldier stands atop a large circular stone base. The dedication plaque reads, 116: 168: 92: 77: 23: 177: 206: 173: 69: 216: 194: 126: 240: 131: 122: 182: 29: 268: 212: 209:(1842–1920), founding president of the NC Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy 234: 149: 143: 307: 188: 137: 349: 222: 110: 303: 282: 104: 164: 331: 318: 299: 95:, as many as 367 unknown dead soldiers are buried under the mound. 54: 28: 366:
Buildings and structures in Wilmington, North Carolina
167:(1785–1860), Episcopal priest and President of the 263: 261: 259: 257: 356:Cemeteries in New Hanover County, North Carolina 125:(1891–1918), football player and member of the 82: 8: 283:"Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina" 76:for the dead Confederate soldiers from the 306: 72:, a great burial mound was erected by the 253: 185:(1876–1968), heiress and philanthropist 119:(1867–1917), heiress and philanthropist 361:1855 establishments in North Carolina 243:(1824–1865), Confederate Army officer 191:(1834–1882), Confederate Army officer 158:(1820–1896), Confederate senator and 113:(1839–1867), Confederate Army officer 7: 371:Cemeteries established in the 1850s 160:Confederate States Attorney General 134:(1891–1967), actress and playwright 74:United Daughters of the Confederacy 68:Along with regular grave sites for 26:that dates from the 19th century. 14: 117:Mary Lily Kenan Flagler Bingham 1: 269:"History of Oakdale Cemetery" 237:(1818–1905), Episcopal bishop 231:(1865–1919), U.S. Congressman 203:(1784–1865), U.S. Congressman 169:College of William & Mary 152:(1875–1948), Episcopal bishop 93:University of North Carolina 78:Second Battle of Fort Fisher 59:Confederate Soldier Memorial 33:Entrance To Oakdale Cemetery 176:(1813–1864), socialite and 387: 24:Wilmington, North Carolina 215:(1854–1932), lawyer and 207:Eliza Hall Nutt Parsley 140:(1920–2003), newscaster 225:(1818–1899), architect 217:New York Supreme Court 197:(1880–1939), professor 107:(1866–1924), architect 86: 60: 43:cemetery corporation. 34: 332:34.24461°N 77.93165°W 195:Charles J. Mendelsohn 127:French Foreign Legion 58: 32: 241:William H.C. Whiting 174:Rose O'Neal Greenhow 146:(1865–1947), painter 132:Ann Preston Bridgers 70:Confederate soldiers 64:Confederate Memorial 47:Specialized sections 337:34.24461; -77.93165 328: /  123:Arthur Bluethenthal 183:Sarah Graham Kenan 61: 35: 213:M. Warley Platzek 91:According to the 22:is a cemetery in 16:Historic cemetery 378: 343: 342: 340: 339: 338: 333: 329: 326: 325: 324: 321: 310: 300:Oakdale Cemetery 287: 286: 285:. 19 March 2010. 279: 273: 272: 265: 235:Alfred A. Watson 20:Oakdale Cemetery 386: 385: 381: 380: 379: 377: 376: 375: 346: 345: 336: 334: 330: 327: 322: 319: 317: 315: 314: 296: 291: 290: 281: 280: 276: 267: 266: 255: 250: 178:Confederate spy 150:Thomas C. Darst 144:Elisabeth Chant 101: 99:Notable burials 66: 49: 40: 17: 12: 11: 5: 384: 382: 374: 373: 368: 363: 358: 348: 347: 312: 311: 295: 294:External links 292: 289: 288: 274: 252: 251: 249: 246: 245: 244: 238: 232: 226: 220: 210: 204: 198: 192: 189:William MacRae 186: 180: 171: 162: 153: 147: 141: 138:David Brinkley 135: 129: 120: 114: 108: 100: 97: 65: 62: 48: 45: 39: 36: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 383: 372: 369: 367: 364: 362: 359: 357: 354: 353: 351: 344: 341: 309: 305: 301: 298: 297: 293: 284: 278: 275: 270: 264: 262: 260: 258: 254: 247: 242: 239: 236: 233: 230: 229:Thomas Settle 227: 224: 223:James F. Post 221: 218: 214: 211: 208: 205: 202: 199: 196: 193: 190: 187: 184: 181: 179: 175: 172: 170: 166: 163: 161: 157: 154: 151: 148: 145: 142: 139: 136: 133: 130: 128: 124: 121: 118: 115: 112: 111:John D. Barry 109: 106: 103: 102: 98: 96: 94: 89: 85: 81: 79: 75: 71: 63: 57: 53: 46: 44: 37: 31: 27: 25: 21: 313: 304:Find a Grave 277: 156:George Davis 90: 87: 83: 67: 50: 41: 19: 18: 335: / 105:Henry Bacon 350:Categories 323:77°55′54″W 320:34°14′41″N 248:References 201:James Owen 165:Adam Empie 219:Justice 52:family. 38:History 302:at 352:: 256:^ 88:. 271:.

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Wilmington, North Carolina


Confederate soldiers
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Second Battle of Fort Fisher
University of North Carolina
Henry Bacon
John D. Barry
Mary Lily Kenan Flagler Bingham
Arthur Bluethenthal
French Foreign Legion
Ann Preston Bridgers
David Brinkley
Elisabeth Chant
Thomas C. Darst
George Davis
Confederate States Attorney General
Adam Empie
College of William & Mary
Rose O'Neal Greenhow
Confederate spy
Sarah Graham Kenan
William MacRae
Charles J. Mendelsohn
James Owen
Eliza Hall Nutt Parsley
M. Warley Platzek
New York Supreme Court
James F. Post

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