1 Jan 1868 Jahr - Prospect hill cemetery

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The ladies' Warren memorial association collected Confederate dead buried in sites throughout Warren County and reburying them at Prospect Hill Cemetery. The remains of 276 soldiers representing every state of the Confederacy were found and reburied. Ninety soldiers were identified and arranged in a circle. 186 unknown soldiers were placed in a common grave in the centre. On Aug. 24, 1882, a monument was erected above them.
The hill was a used for the good view over the town during the battle of front royal.

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