Cemetery #576353
Salisbury Prison
0
documented records
≈ 1,000–2,100
approx. capacity (graves)
0.052 km²
cemetery area · 12.8 acres
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Salisbury National Cemetery in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, occupies the site of the burial ground beside the Confederate prison camp, which operated from December 1861 to February 1865. Confederate authorities established the cemetery for captured Union soldiers who died at the prison. Eighteen trench graves hold unknown soldiers; early estimates of 11,700 burials have been revised by recent research to 3,000-4,000.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 35.661300° N, 80.473300° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Salisbury National Cemetery 60 m away · Salisbury
- Dixonville Cemetery 160 m away · Salisbury
- Old English Cemetery 1.0 km away · Salisbury
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery 1.1 km away · Salisbury
- Old Lutheran Cemetery, Salisbury 1.3 km away · Salisbury
- Memorial Park Cemetery, Salisbury 2.0 km away · Salisbury
- Oakdale Union Hill Cemetery 2.3 km away · Salisbury
- Oakwood Cemetery 3.0 km away · Salisbury
- Salisbury National Cemetery Annex 3.1 km away · Salisbury
- Salisbury National Cemetery 3.1 km away · Salisbury
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How big is Salisbury Prison?
Salisbury Prison covers about 52,000 m² (13 acres), about the size of 10 American football fields. It is the 235th largest of the 5,586 cemeteries we list in North Carolina.