Mound City National Cemetery
141 State Highway 37 Mound City, IL 62963, Mound City, IL, 62963
GPS Coordinates:
37.087851, -89.178340
County: Pulaski
Record count: 8,060
Ownership: National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Directions: Located west of Mound City limits, the cemetery sits on the intersection of Walnut St (Highway 37) and Old US-51.
Background: Mound City National Cemetery, located in Pulaski County near Mound City, Illinois, was established in 1864 near a major Civil War hospital complex and naval shipyard that served the Union's Mississippi Squadron. Initially, city buildings were converted into hospitals to treat wounded soldiers from battles such as Shiloh and Vicksburg. The cemetery’s original interments were soldiers who died at the hospital, and it later included casualties from nearby battle sites. By 1871, the cemetery held about 2,300 known and over 2,400 unknown servicemen. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Transcriptions
We have 2 transcriptions for this cemetery.
- Unidentified Burials, compiled by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (2,755 records)
- Veterans Affairs Database, compiled by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (5,305 records)
