Beaufort National Cemetery

Beaufort County Veterans Affairs, Beaufort National Cemetery hosting Vietnam War Veterans Day Ceremony

Medal of Honor recipient Maj. Gen. James Livingston, USMC, ret.,will be the guest speaker when the Beaufort County Veterans Affairs Department and Beaufort National Cemetery partner again to host a Vietnam War Veterans Day Ceremony from 10 to 11 a.m., Saturday, March 28, at the Beaufort National Cemetery at 1601 Boundary Street.

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This Week In History: Lincoln authorizes Beaufort National Cemetery

In a letter bearing the date Feb. 10, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln authorizes that part of a 64-acre tract known as Polly’s Grove Plantation be used for Beaufort National Cemetery. The land had been acquired by U.S. Army Gen. David Hunter for $75 at an 1863 tax sale of properties confiscated by the federal government. After the Civil War, 29 acres of the parcel was retained for the cemetery.

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