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Source:  Artillery Monument, Raleigh National Cemetery. Photo by Donald Burgess Tilley Jr.

  • Monument Name

    Artillery Monument, Raleigh National Cemetery

  • Type

    Weaponry

  • Subjects

    Civil War, 1861-1865

  • City

    Raleigh

  • County

    Wake

  • Description

    A large cast-iron seacoast cannon, set upright on a stone base. Upon it rests a shield shaped plaque which lists the number of known and unknown dead at the cemetery. These plaques were placed in National Cemeteries in the 1870s.

    Images: Plaque

  • Inscription

    Inscription on plaque: United States / NATIONAL MILITARY CEMETERY / RALEIGH. / ESTABLISHED 1866. / INTERMENTS 1161 / KNOWN 648 / UNKNOWN 513

  • Custodian

    Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Dedication Date

    Donated in late 1890’s

  • Decade

    1890s

  • Geographic Coordinates

    35.774330 , -78.620660

  • Supporting Sources

      "Raleigh National Cemetery," The National Marker Database, HMdb.org, (accessed May 20, 2025) Link

      U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. “Raleigh National Cemetery,” National Cemetery Administration, www.cem.va.gov, (accessed September 28, 2017) Link

  • Public Site

    Yes

  • Materials & Techniques

    Cast-iron, stone

  • Location

    The memorial is placed in the Raleigh National Cemetery located at 501 Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh, NC 27610. Bivouac of the Dead and Gettysburg Address plaques are also in the cemetery.

  • Landscape

    The monument is located in the grass-covered grounds of the cemetery surrounded by rows of small white grave markers.

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