Illinois home to several cemeteries with Civil War-era burials

Rows of white marble slabs stretch into the distance, stark reminders of the cost of war.

Not all those buried in National Cemeteries were killed in battle. Some died later of their wounds, while others died as a result of injuries or disease. For others, death was simply a matter of old age. But at the Mound City National Cemetery, one of the most striking things is the large number of Civil War dead – especially unknown soldiers.

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