Description: Over 5,000 Confederate soldiers are interred at Soldiers Rest and many veterans of that war chose to be buried there with their comrades in arms.
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Photo by Bryan Skipworth Not Forgotten Soldiers' Rest CSA Cemetery Vicksburg, Mississippi
Above is Soldiers' Rest as seen from the east. Five thousand or more CSA soldiers rest here. Two to three thousand more interred here are unknown -- we are always seeking their names. We treasure their countless sacrifices. They are not forgotten. Index of All Known CSA Soldiers at Soldiers' Rest
Index of Known CSA Veterans at Cedar Hill Cemetery