Military/Government/Union Cemetery

Location: 10 Union Cemetery Road

From the book, “Hilton Head Island Cemeteries”, Compiled by Karen Marsh Gobrecht And John Griffin

This land was originally used as burial grounds for the Union soldiers during the Civil War. Civil War soldiers and military personnel were moved to the National Cemetery in Beaufort or to their home cemeteries after the war.

The Heritage Library has a list of over 2000 individuals buried at the Union Cemetery.