Florence National Cemetery

Florence National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Florence, South Carolina.^[2][3] Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 24.9 acres (10.1 ha), and as of 2021, had over 12,000 interments.

Florence National Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Graves in the cemetery
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Location	803 E. National Cemetery Rd., Florence, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°11′05″N 79°45′15″W
Area	10.4 acres (4.2 ha)
Built	1872
MPS	Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS
NRHP reference No.	97001207[1]
Added to NRHP	January 5, 1998

History

The cemetery was originally created on land appropriated, and later purchased, by the federal government. The land was first owned by James H. Jarrott and was a quarter of a mile from the Florence Stockade. It became a National Cemetery in 1865, and remains from nearby Civil War battlefield cemeteries were transferred and reinterred there.

Florence National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Notable interments

• Florena Budwin, a woman who donned a Union uniform and pretended to be a man so she could serve alongside her husband, who was a Captain, in the Civil War. Her husband was killed and she was captured by the Confederate forces, and served as a nurse at the Florence prisoner of war camp until her death.
• Boatswain's Mate First Class James Elliott Williams, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Vietnam War.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Sammartino, Therese T. (August 20, 1997). "Christ Episcopal Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
3. "Florence National Cemetery, Florence County (803 East National Cemetery Rd., Florence)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

External links

• National Cemetery Administration
• Florence National Cemetery
• Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. SC-2, "Florence National Cemetery, 803 East National Cemetery Road, Florence, Florence County, SC", 28 photos, 3 photo caption pages
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Florence National Cemetery
• Florence National Cemetery at Find a Grave