SHARE:
Civil War  |  Museum

Rosehill Cemetery and Civil War Museum

Illinois

5800 North Ravenswood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60660, USA

Website: www.waymarking.com

Rosehill Cemetery contains the graves of fourteen Union generals, six drummer boys, and hundreds of Civil War soldiers. Members of the Eighth Illinois Cavalry, the unit that fired the first shots at Gettysburg, are buried here. Also buried here is a Chicago mayor who was charged with, and later acquitted of, assisting Confederate prisoners in escaping from Camp Douglas. A portion of the administration building is devoted to a Civil War museum that features exhibits on the war, emphasizing the roles of those who are buried in the cemetery and the city of Chicago's part in the conflict.

Featured Content

Civil War  |  Cemetery

Camp Butler National Cemetery

Springfield, Illinois | This cemetery was once the site of a Union Civil War training camp and prison for approximately two thousand Confederate...
Civil War  |  Cemetery

Lincoln Tomb, Oak Ridge Cemetery

Springfield, Illinois | The 117-foot-tall tomb is constructed of granite and is the final resting place of President Abraham Lincoln, his wife, Mary...
Civil War  |  Cemetery

Mound City National Cemetery

Mound City, Illinois | In 1864, the federal government designated a plot of land near the general hospital to serve as a national cemetery.
Civil War  |  Historic Site

Stephen A. Douglas Tomb and Memorial

Chicago, Illinois | This scenic park south of downtown Chicago is the burial place of distinguished statesman Stephen Arnold Douglas (1813-1861).
Civil War  |  Cemetery

Thomas Lincoln Cemetery

Lerna, Illinois | The cemetery, previously known as Gordon Graveyard and Shiloh Cemetery, is the final resting place for many Civil War veterans and...