Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz

Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz

Edmund Newsome was born in England on December 21, 1826. He came to America with his uncle while he was a young man. Newsome enlisted in the Civil War and served as a Captain in the 81st Illinois Infantry. He wrote an account of his war experiences under the title: Experience in the War of the Great Rebellion by a Soldier of the 81st Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, from August 1862 to August 1865. He died on May 26, 1895.

Freed Slaves Marker - There is a commemorative monument in the southeast corner of the cemetery to honor the memory of 30 freed slaves who are buried in an unmarked area of the cemetery. Their names are unknown. They died of smallpox in 1864 soon after coming from the South to Carbondale.

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