The Civil War was a massive struggle fought for irreconcilable reasons that solidified a divided people and brought about a nation under God, indivisible, with a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Civil War veterans buried at Melbourne include E.J. Nesbit, Sgt., Co. D, 45th Inf.; M.P. Horton, Pvt., Co. I, NH Infantry; G. Roddy, Goldwaites AL Artillery; H.L. Jordan, Cpl., 142 IN Inf.; V.A. Pierce, Union Army; Sgt. G. Rodes, Hounshell’s VA Cavalry; Uriah Pontus, Union Army; F.C. Stiller, Confederate Army; P.M. Simmons, Co. G, 8th FL Inf.; Bartley Van Steenburg, Union Army; D.H. Stewart, 2 Sgt., Co. I, 2nd FL Inf.; Robert West, Pvt., Co. K, 11th VA Inf.; A.J. Simmons, Union Army; H. Whiting, Pvt., Co. A, 45th IA Inf.; R.B. Anderson, Pvt., Co. D, 102nd IL Inf.; J. Casper, Confederate Army; R.W. Beaujean, Mus., Co. E, 112th NY Inf.; B. Cullier, Cpl., Co. H, GA Infantry; A. Conklin, Confederate Army; Ephram Adams, Union Army; J.A. Hoke, Confederate Army; Samuel Adams, Union Army; L.B. Dawson, Union Army; J. Hopkins, Pvt., Co. B, 2nd FL Cav.; R.W. Goode, Pvt., Co. F, 16IL Cavalry; J.C. Houston, 3 Sgt., Co. A, 3rd FL Inf.; M.A. Martin, Confederate Army; Alephus Henley, M.D., Union Army; J.A. Houchins, Pvt., Co. E, 10th VA Cav.; and J.A. Phillips, Union Army.