Grounds Plan

ID: 1049 ~ Source: National Cemetery Administration ~ Date: Date Unknown

This file appears in: New Albany National Cemetery

The cemetery has a rectangular form and linear organization centered on a walking path that leads from an automobile-accessible circle to the rostrum.
Image courtesy of the National Cemetery Administration

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…