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Fayetteville National Cemetery


The staff of the Fayetteville City Government Channel, led by manager Fritz Gisler, produce short videos about the history of Fayetteville in a series called Faytteville History Minute, which airs on the government channel. This week's history minute is about Fayetteville National Cemetery, final resting place for veterans who have served America from the Revolutionary War to the war in Afghanistan.

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jerry bylander

my great grandfather George Rouse who fought in an Iowa Calvary Unit is buried here. During reunions it was said that former north and south veterans ran and shook each others hands.

Posted by: jerry bylander | April 08, 2013 at 07:49 AM

jerry bylander

Great Grandad Rouse fought at Prairie Grove and other battles outside Fayetteville under George Custer. At Prairie Grove and one morning Custer's tent was found to have a bullet hole in it ostensibly from one of his troops. Rouse rode into Little Rock that winter on the iced on the Arkansas River. After the War he settled in Nebraska and fathered 13 children. He later moved with his youngest son's family, including my mother, Mary Rouse, to AR first settling in Farmington then moving to Greenland and finally on Scott Street in Fayetteville.

Posted by: jerry bylander | April 08, 2013 at 07:56 AM

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