Main Gate

ID: 1047 ~ Source: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections ~ Date: 1988

This file appears in: New Albany National Cemetery

The cemetery is open daily for visitation from sunrise to sunset. The main entrance is located on Ekin Avenue.
Image courtesy of New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections.

This file appears in: New Albany National Cemetery

New Albany National Cemetery

By Alex Covington, Jacob Burress, Trish Nohalty, and Tommy Skaggs

During the Civil War, New Albany became a strategic supply and training center for the Union Army. Federal officials turned the Floyd County Fairgrounds into Camp Noble and converted local schools into hospitals. As casualties mounted, a burial…