Chapter 19
XVIII. The Wars Dead. The total number of deceased Union soldiers during and in consequence of the war is 316,233. Of these, only 175,764 have been identified and the rest will probably remain forever unknown.
Of the grand total, 36,868 are known to have been prisoners of war who died in captivity. There are 72 national cemeteries for the dead of the Union armies, besides which there are 320 local and post cemeteries. The largest of the government grounds are Arlington, Virginia, the former homestead of General Robert E. Lee, 15,547 graves, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 15,300 graves, Salisbury, North
Carolina, 12,112 graves, Beaufort, South Carolina, 10,000 graves, Andersonville, Georgia, 13,706 graves, Marietta, Georgia, 10,000 graves, New Orleans, Louisiana, 12,230 graves, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 17,012 graves, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 12,964 graves, Nashville, Tennessee, 16,529 graves, Memphis, Tennessee, 13,958 graves, Jefferson Barracks, near St. Louis, Missouri, 8,601 graves.
The national cemetery near Richmond, Virginia, contains 6,276 graves, of which 5,450 are of unknown dead, mostly prisoners of war. The cemeteries are kept in good condition and are generally well-sodded and planted with ornamental trees. End of section 18
