Veteran of the Week – Herbert Parker
American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Herbert Parker, 69, who joined the U.S. Army in Hardeeville in 1978.
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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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