Finn’s Point National Cemetery

Finn’s Point National Cemetery exists as a direct result of the American Civil War, though it lies far from any site of armed conflict. It is the resting place of 2,436 Confederate soldiers whose military careers ended as prisoners of war under Union forces after being interned 1½ miles away at Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island. Also buried there are 135 Union soldiers who died while serving as guards at the prison camp. A few later interments were made for members of the U.S. Armed Forces from the Spanish-American War, World War I, and for soldiers who served at nearby Fort Mott when it was an active military installation. In the northwest corner, 13 white marble headstones mark the burial place of German prisoners of World War II who died while in custody at Fort Dix, New Jersey. The cemetery is now closed for future interments except for cremated remains.

New Jersey · United States