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:

• Little Rock National Cemetery
• Little Rock National Cemetery - Photographic Listing