In the words of White, "Butler's cemetery is hallowed ground and sacred ground." The private cemetery is the final resting place for eight Black soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War.

In the words of White, "Butler's cemetery is hallowed ground and sacred ground." Rev. Floyd White III saluting a tombstone in the historic Butler Cemetery in Camden, New Jersey / Credit ...

CAMDEN — "Oh, look at the beauty of it!" Margaret Baines exclaimed when she saw the new monument at the entrance of Dempsey Butler Cemetery, a tiny pocket park off Ferry Avenue in Camden.

CAMDEN, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Volunteers spent part of their morning at Butler Cemetery in Camden, the resting place of eight African American veterans who fought in the Civil War. "It's very ...

Dempsey Butler Cemetery, a small, historically Black veterans' graveyard was barren and neglected just five years ago. Tucked behind homes and adjacent to a larger cemetery, the burial ground was ...

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