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The majority of the burials are concentrated in a section known as the Confederate Soldiers Rest, but many others are interred throughout the cemetery. Several Union veterans are also buried here.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe purpose of this expanded edition is to update and make corrections to the original 2001 edition and add new information and individual sketches. The updated and new information is from further research and information provided by many descendants and other researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis compilation is intended as a resource for researching Confederate ancestors, drawing information from the burial records of Elmwood Cemetery and the compiled service records for those soldiers whose military units could be identified. Soldiers' entries are arranged alphabetically by surname, and include date of burial, lot\/division number, plat number, and varying amounts of data related to their service. 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