Cleburne Memorial Cemetery is the final resting place of many Civil War veterans, including more than 400 Confederate soldiers and seven Union soldiers. These men represent the foundation of Cleburne's thriving community and provide insight into life there after the war. To honor their veterans, the Pat Cleburne Camp Number 88, United Confederate Veterans, formed in January 1890, erected a memorial arch in 1922 leading into Confederate Memorial Park. The U.C.V. was a national organization that met annually in conventions and reunions that many Southerners regarded as major social events. Its last reunion was held in 1950, when only one member, 98-year-old Commander-in-Chief James Moore of Selma, Alabama, could attend. Members of the Pat Cleburne Camp Number 88 included doctors, lawyers, judges, teachers, Texas Rangers, businessmen, and farmers who were pillars of the Cleburne community. Its successor, Terry's Texas Rangers Camp No. 1937, Sons of Confederate Veterans, continues to take part in community projects, including living history events for schoolchildren at area schools, pioneer days at the Chisholm Trail outdoor museum, and the annual General Patrick Cleburne birthday celebration, and it maintains the headstones and park, often placing flags by the graves of both Confederate and Union soldiers.