Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery

Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery (HM5WS)

Location: Scotland, MD 20687 St Mary's County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 4.406', W 76° 20.543'

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Erected by the United States to mark the burial place of Confederate Soldiers and Sailors who died at Point Lookout, Md., while prisoners of war and were there buried to the number of 3384, but whose remains were subsequently removed, either to their respective homes, or to this cemetery where the individual graves cannot now be identified.
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HM NumberHM5WS
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Year Placed1911
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Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 11:11am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 382257 N 4214813
Decimal Degrees38.07343333, -76.34238333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 4.406', W 76° 20.543'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 4' 24.36" N, 76° 20' 32.58" W
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Area Code(s)301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 11655 Point Lookout Rd, Scotland MD 20687, US
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