Beaufort National Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 32.440314, -80.679892
County: Beaufort
Record count: 27,915

Ownership: National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Directions: Located within the Northwest Quadrant of Beaufort, the cemetery's main entrance is located along north side of Boundary St (Business Route US-21), between Lafayette St and Rodgers St.

Background: Beaufort National Cemetery has origins rooted in the Civil War era. After South Carolina seceded on December 20, 1860, Union forces occupied Beaufort within a year, establishing Fort Welles as headquarters for the Department of the South with up to 50,000 occupants.

The cemetery began with burials of Union soldiers who died in nearby hospitals during the occupation. Originally interred in various locations including East Florida and Hilton Head, approximately 2,800 remains were later moved from Georgia cemeteries to the national cemetery. The site also holds 117 Confederate soldiers and features a distinctive half-circle landscape design. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Burial Records

• View All Transcriptions Combined, 27,915 records
  • Unidentified Burials, by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (4,025 records)
  • Veterans Affairs Database, by Interment.net, April 17, 2025, (23,890 records)

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