A very nice, shady, quiet cemetery with the graves of Mark Twain, his daughter wife (and his wife's... read more
Located in Elmira after the civil war and the only place in the north where Southern Civil War dead... read more
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A very nice, shady, quiet cemetery with the graves of Mark Twain, his daughter wife (and his wife's family), Ernie Davis, and Hal Roach. There is also a military section with men from many wars.
Located in Elmira after the civil war and the only place in the north where Southern Civil War dead are buried. The southerners left them here because they were buried so respectfully. Also a large (and unfortunately growing) national cemetery for all service men. Very...More
Saw this in a tour book and was worth visiting. A well kept cemetery and was so amazing to see all the stones perfectly lined up. Also, visited the graves of Mark Twain and family.
We as a family did the laying of the wreath's on the soldiers grave at Christmas. The cemetery is always well kept and the graves looked beautiful when we were done.
This cemetery is adjacent to the cemetery in which Mark Twain is interred. It is quite awesome to see how straight the lines of stones are here. It is similar to Arlington National Cemetery on a much smaller scale.
It's right next door to Woodlawn Cemetery. It's worth visiting both. EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY SHOULD VISIT A NATIONAL CEMETERY ONCE. It reminds us of the price veterans and their families pay. Just as we respect them and pay homage to their sacrifice we should...More
we have family buried here. it is very pretty and has alot of history. they just put in a memorial wall which is very nice.
A very interesting glimpse into the Civil War. At this National Cemetery, there are hundreds of graves of Confederate soldiers who died at Elmira Prison (and the remembrance of the African-American caretaker who dug the graves is very touching). And there are heroes here from...More
One of the smallest and earliest National Cemeteries, it is home to the remains of about 3,000 Confederate Soldiers who died in the Elmira Prison Camp, notoriously referred to as "Hellmira", among others. The Confederate Soldiers were buried, with all dignity, by a former slave....More
There are sites from the Civil war here. It is neat how they have the cemetery laid out. They have soldiers gravestones facing in towards other soldiers gravestones protecting them.
