These soldiers all died in New Orleans during the War. Since New Orleans fell to Federal forces in April, 1862, it is reasonable to assume that any soldier that died after 25 April 1862 was a Prisoner of War. Many are listed as having died in hospitals. It is possible that all sickness type deaths in New Orleans were buried in Cypress Grove Cemetery No. 2. Unfortunately, there is much more to this story. This is not the Cypress Grove Cemetery that is now located on City Park Ave. in New Orleans . The cemetery that these men were buried in is no longer in existence. It is presently located beneath Canal Blvd. adjacent to Greenwood Cemetery . It is believed that the Confederate soldiers were buried in mass type graves and that this cemetery also held a number of civilians that were buried pre-war. There were also a number of Federal soldiers buried here but they were dug up in the 1920's and reburied in Chalmette National Cemetery . Records show the U.S. soldiers that were moved to Chalmette National Cemetery . The U.S. Government did not relocate the Confederate soldier's graves. The Confederate soldier's graves were not marked and with the growth of New Orleans , Canal Blvd. was paved directly over the cemetery. It was discovered only recently when Canal Blvd. was being widened that there were graves there. There are no markers and no indication that there ever was a cemetery on this site at this time.
Thank you for remembering the sacrifices of your Confederate ancestor.
Lest We Forget
David Hill
Past Commander
Louisiana Division
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