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LITTLE ROCK NATIONAL CEMETERY
2523 Confederate Blvd., Little Rock, AR 72206, (501)
324-6401
From The Civil War Trust's Official Guide to the Civil
War Discovery Trail;
Courtesy of Macmillan Travel
Description: This site was initially used as a Union campground by U.S.
troops. When the troops left, the Confederates buried their dead on the west
side. It was subsequently purchased by the U.S. government for a military burial
ground of occupation troops. A wall was erected between Union and Confederate
sections but was taken down in 1913.
Admission Fees: Free.
Open to public: Cemetery: Mon.-Fri.: Dawn to dusk; Office.- Mon.-Fri,:
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Visitor Services: Information; rest rooms.
Regularly Scheduled Events: April: Confederate Memorial Day; May: Memorial
Day; Nov.: Veterans Day.
Directions: From I-30: take the Roosevelt Rd. exit; go east three blocks
to Confederate Blvd. From I-430: take the Confederate Blvd. exit; go north about
1 mile. Outside Links:
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