Springfield Paranormal Research Group


Springfield National Cemetery


Graves include the graves of Civil War soldiers. The following information
was found on the National Park Service web site.

Heroes from all wars are buried in the Springfield
National Cemetery. Among them are William Freeman,
a Revolutionary War soldier, and five Medal of Honor
recipients, whose headstones are engraved in gold.
Hundreds of Civil War soldiers killed during the Battle of
Pea Ridge and Wilson’s Creek, as well as those who died in
the Battle of Springfield, are buried here. Several special
monuments have been erected commemorating Civil War heroes.
In 1901, one of Missouri’s most distinguished sculptures was
erected to honor the state’s Confederate soldiers and their leader,
General Sterling Price.

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