Alvin, Texas Confederate Cemetery

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You too can be buried in a Confederate cemetery! This is the Confederate Cemetery in Alvin, Texas, established in the 1890s by the John A. Wharton Camp of the United Confederate Veterans (U.C.V.) as a burial ground exclusively for Confederate veterans and their families, but it was later expanded for public use. The Confederate Cemetery is the official name for the entire cemetery although perhaps 99% of the +5,000 burials are non-Confederate. (photos from 2 separate visits: 1st time: May 28, 2019, 2nd time: June 27, 2023)
The cemetery that had begun as a small plot for Confederate Veterans and their families now spans approximately 15 acres, with land purchased to expand the Confederate Cemetery in 1898, 1903, and 1927. It is well-maintained with a full-time caretaker and contains the graves of about 40 Confederate veterans, as well as veterans of four wars (including the Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II), victims of the 1900 Galveston hurricane, and prominent civic leaders. A large monument was unveiled by the Lamar Fontaine Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (U.D.C.) on May 9, 1924.
It is managed by the Confederate Cemetery Trustees, with a mowing fund established in 1968 under Texas law for maintenance. A Texas Historical Marker, erected in 1968, and another marker by the trustees in 1986, detail its history. The cemetery is noted for its serene, respectful environment.
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