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National Cemetery Administration

Cemeteries - Woodlawn Monument Site

Woodlawn Monument Site
Woodlawn Cemetery
North 3rd Street & 4th Avenue
Terre Haute, IN 47802

Office Hours:
See General Information

Visitation Hours:
Open daily from sunrise to sunset.

View of the obelisk monument, which commemorates 11 Confederate soldiers who died in a local prison and are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Burial Space:There are no interments at the monument site.

Floral/Grounds Policy

Directions from nearest airport: 
From the airport in Terre Haute, take Route 42 West to Route 41 North. Route 41 (150) North/South is also 3rd Street. From Route 41, enter Woodlawn Cemetery at 4th Avenue entrance. Cemetery is located approximately six blocks north of Indiana State University. Once inside Woodlawn Cemetery, the monument is located at the intersection of Wabash and Central Avenues in the southwest area of the cemetery.

From the North or South of Terre Haute: Take Highway 41 (this is also 3rd Street) to the entrance of Woodlawn Cemetery at North 3rd Street & 4th Avenue.

From the East or West: Take Interstate 70 to Highway 41. Travel north on Highway 41 to the entrance of Woodlawn Cemetery at North 3rd Street & 4th Avenue.


GENERAL INFORMATION

The private and community cemeteries that contain NCA soldiers' and government lots, and Confederate cemeteries, do not always have staffed offices on site. When administrative information for the larger cemetery is available, it is provided below.

Woodlawn Cemetery
Phone: (812) 877-2531
Website: http://www.terrehaute.in.gov/departments/cemetery

This monument site is overseen by Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.

Please contact the national cemetery for more information.
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HISTORICAL INFORMATION

Woodlawn Cemetery is the oldest extant cemetery in Terre Haute, Indiana. After its establishment in 1839, families began removing remains from other local cemeteries to be re-interred in Woodlawn. In the years following its opening, the cemetery donated land for the establishment of Catholic and Jewish cemeteries. Several mayors of Terre Haute, along with other local notables, are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.

The Confederate Monument is located at the intersection of Central and Wabash Avenues within Woodlawn Cemetery. Erected in 1912, the 11' tall granite monument commemorates 11 Confederate prisoners of war who died in a local prison and are interred in Woodlawn. The names of the Confederates are inscribed in bronze tablets attached to the monument. Ten of the 11 soldiers were members of Gantt's 9th battalion, Tennessee Cavalry.
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NOTABLE PERSONS


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FLORAL/GROUNDS POLICY

Floral arrangements are not authorized at any time in the cemetery.
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Weapons Policy
VA regulations 38 CFR 1.218 prohibit the carrying of firearms (either openly or concealed), explosives or other dangerous or deadly weapons while on VA property, except for official purposes, such as military funeral honors. Possession of firearms on any property under the charge and control of VA is prohibited. Offenders may be subject to a fine, removal from the premises, or arrest.
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