Fort Jefferson Post Cemetery
Madison County, Florida, USA
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Historical records indicate that dozens of people, mostly U.S. soldiers stationed at Fort Jefferson, may have been buried at the cemetery, according to the NPS.
Dozens of people were interred in the Fort Jefferson Post Cemetery most of them were military members serving or imprisoned at the Fort. Some civilians may have been buried there as well, historians said.
Only one grave has been identified, according to the NPS. A headstone in the underwater cemetery reads the name John Greer, who died while working at Fort Jefferson on Nov. 5, 1861.
The details surrounding Greer's death are unclear, but his grave was prominently marked with a large slab of greywacke, the same material used to construct the first floor of Fort Jefferson, according to the NPS. It is inscribed with his name and date of death.
Cannot provide any better info than what is written below.
Historical records indicate that dozens of people, mostly U.S. soldiers stationed at Fort Jefferson, may have been buried at the cemetery, according to the NPS.
Dozens of people were interred in the Fort Jefferson Post Cemetery most of them were military members serving or imprisoned at the Fort. Some civilians may have been buried there as well, historians said.
Only one grave has been identified, according to the NPS. A headstone in the underwater cemetery reads the name John Greer, who died while working at Fort Jefferson on Nov. 5, 1861.
The details surrounding Greer's death are unclear, but his grave was prominently marked with a large slab of greywacke, the same material used to construct the first floor of Fort Jefferson, according to the NPS. It is inscribed with his name and date of death.
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- Added: 2 May 2023
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2777128
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