Cold Harbor Cemetery Mortuary Cannon

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The Inverted Cannon in Cold Harbor National Cemetery. (see map below)Mortuary cannon at the Cold Harbor National Cemetery near Richmond, Virginia

Mortuary cannon such as this are common features at Civil War national cemeteries. They bear a bronze tablet identifying the cemetery and other information.

Text from the tablet on the cannon:

United States
National Military Cemetery
Cold Harbor

Established April 30th 1866
Burials 1952
Known 673
Unknown 1279

Detail from the Mortuary cannon at the Cold Harbor National Cemetery near Richmond, Virginia

Location of the monument

he monument is in the center of the cemetery next to the flagpole.