Alexandria National Cemetery is located in an out-of-the-way area of Alexandria, Virginia. It is much smaller than the better known Arlington National Cemetery a few miles to the north, but is still the final resting place of over 4,000 people, including five Buffalo Soldiers and four civilians who died pursuing President Lincoln's assassin. Also known as Soldiers Cemetery, it is located adjacent to a group of civilian cemeteries, each owned by a local church.
The main gate of Alexandria Cemetery faces east. The area in front of the gate and wall is part of one of the civilian cemeteries.
The headstones are substantially identical to each other, except for the information identifying the person buried in the respective place. The flags were placed in front of each marker during Memorial Day weekend.
While recently attending a Memorial Day service, I was given a card inviting me to visit a specific grave, that of Corporal Albert Warner, who was from Connecticut. His marker was very close to the northern wall of the cemetery.
In this wider shot of the area around Corporal Warner's gravestone, we can more easily see the cemetery's northern wall, including a gate which is now permanently closed.
Corporal Warner's service was noted by The New York Times, which on August 19, 1862 published the names of the Fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers who were killed, wounded or missing. His name appears ninth from the top.
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