Cedar Grove Cemetery Foundation, Portsmouth, Virginia

05/25/2025

Honor and remember the fallen at a Memorial Day service at Portsmouth’s Cedar Grove Cemetery tonight, May 25th at 6p.m.
The service will remember veterans of all wars including the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Hosting the service will be the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Stonewall Camp 380. CGCF

11/07/2024

Yes, we will be participating in Wreaths Across America for 2024. It begins at noon Saturday, December 14th. If you would like to order a wreath(s) please do so at https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.
Cemetery: VACGPS - Cedar Grove CemeterySponsorship Group: VA0790 - Freedom's CadenceSponsorship

This year, we will be supporting Cadence in her sponsorship of Cedar Grove. When you search cemeteries, there will be a drop-down menu. It will specify Yorktown or Cedar Grove. See you at noon on the 14th. CGCF

Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, our mission to Remember, Honor and Teach is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as over 4,600 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea, and abroad. Help us by sponsoring Veterans....

05/29/2023

Due to weather conditions, the Cedar Grove Memorial Day ceremony has been rescheduled. Please check back for further updates. CGCF

05/22/2023

Honor and remember the fallen at a Memorial Day service at Portsmouth’s Cedar Grove Cemetery this Sunday, May 28th at 6p.m.
The service will remember veterans of all wars including the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Hosting the service will be the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Stonewall Camp 380.
The Sons have sponsored this ceremony for over 25 years. It's free and open to the public. CGCF

01/16/2023

It was a busy weekend for Boy Scouts of America troop 16, Driver, Virginia. They removed over 550 wreaths from veterans graves at historic Cedar Grove Cemetery. We appreciate their efforts and the leadership of Hap Chester &. Ruth Chester in bringing this now annual event to Cedar Grove Cemetery.

The wreaths were part of the Wreaths Across America project December event which recognizes interred veterans for their service. To learn more, logon to www.wreathsacrossamerica.org
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12/17/2022

We get a higher turnout each year for Wreaths Across America at Cedar Grove Cemetery. It’s encouraging because it shows how valued our veterans are to the Tidewater/Hampton Roads community.

Veterans and active duty spanning the spectrum of services were on hand today, to place wreaths on the graves of veterans from wars from the beginning of this country including the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Spanish American War, Civil War, World War 1, World War 2, Korea, and Vietnam. We have over 550 veterans buried at Cedar Grove and had a wreath for each and every one of them made possible by sponsors just like you!

Joining us was Portsmouth Mayor Shannon Glover, Councilman Bill Moody and Councilman-elect, Vernon Tillage. We appreciate them and our City support.

We could not have accomplished this event without Boy Scouts of America Troop 16, Driver, Virginia. They brought the event to Cedar Grove Cemetery 5 years ago and hope to host it for many years to come.

If you joined us today, you were part of the millions of people placing wreaths on graves at thousands of cemeteries across this nation during Wreaths Across America.

To learn more log on to www.wreathsacrossamerica.org. CGCF

12/16/2022

If the names Capt. Arthur Emmerson, Tapley Webb, George Smith, Antonio Bilosoly, or any of the 550 veterans buried at Cedar Grove mean nothing to you today, hopefully they’ll mean something tomorrow after placing a wreath on the grave of one of these brave veterans buried at Cedar Grove during the Wreaths Across America event.

This is our fifth year of participating at this historic cemetery; the first secular cemetery in the City of Portsmouth, established in 1832. At Cedar Grove we have veterans from every war starting from the American Revolution through Vietnam.

Wreaths Across America teaches younger generations to honor, remember, and teach about the sacrifices made by veterans and takes place at cemeteries across the nation on the same day at about the same time.

Please join us to place a wreath even if you’ve not sponsored one. We have enough wreaths for all of our veterans with each participant guaranteed to get at least one. It starts at noon at Cedar Grove Cemetery, 301 Fort Ln., Portsmouth.

To learn more about Wreaths Across
America logon to www.wreathsacrossamerica.org
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11/09/2022

It's that time of year to sponsor wreaths to Remember, Honor, and Teach about the sacrifices veterans have made for this country. To that, we so appreciate the nationwide not-for-profit Wreaths Across America event that will take place at 3500 cemeteries across this country including Cedar Grove, most on same day at the same hour; noon, Saturday, December 17th at 301 Fort Lane., Portsmouth, Virginia.

This is the fifth year Cedar Grove will be participating in the placing of wreaths on graves of veterans from all wars interred at Portsmouth's historic Cedar Grove Cemetery. Founded in 1832, Cedar Grove has about 550 veterans from beginning of the Revolutionary War through Vietnam. Our goal is to have a wreath to lay on every veteran grave to say "thank you for your sacrifices in keeping our country free."

To sponsor a wreath log on to www.wreathsacrossamerica.org. As you search cemeteries, you will find Portsmouth's Cedar Grove Cemetery pops to the top of the list. You can even designate a wreath in the name of a veteran not located at Cedar Grove. We will be updating this event until December 17th so please check back. And on behalf of the 550 veterans buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery, we thank you! CGCF

07/04/2022

There’s no better place to learn about American Independence than an historic cemetery like Portsmouth’s Cedar Grove Cemetery. Established in 1832 it holds at least 13 patriots from the Revolutionary War along with soldiers from the War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, World War l, World War ll, the Korean War, & Vietnam.
You can also take a self-guided tour by reading plaques placed at many notable gravesites throughout the cemetery.
Parking is on Fort Lane with access at the Fort Lane gate. CGCF

05/26/2022

Honor and remember the fallen at a Memorial Day service at Portsmouth’s Cedar Grove Cemetery this Sunday, May 29th at 6p.m.

The service will remember veterans of all wars including the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Hosting the service will be the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Stonewall Camp 380 with guest speaker Camp 380 historian, Carl Dozier. Refreshments will be served after the service by The United Daughters of the Confederacy, Stonewall Chapter. CGCF

05/21/2022

Portsmouth Cedar Grove Cemetery Foundation members, Barbara Early & Dottie Lindley were invited to our sister cemetery, Cedar Grove Cemetery in Norfolk, today to a Plaque Dedication Ceremony honoring 6 Revolutionary War Patriots and 20 War of 1812 soldiers. The ceremony was organized by the Norfolk Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) and the War of 1812 Society. Both groups work tirelessly to research, recognize, and honor our first warriors and those who followed in their footsteps.

It was good hearing highlights of each soldier honored; where & when they were born, where they lived, what they did after the war, where they died, and where they are buried. These stories were a good reminder that many of these soldiers had skills that didn’t stop with courage and bravery on the battlefield. There is no better place to learn more about them than Cedar Grove Cemetery in Norfolk and our own Cedar Grove Cemetery here in Portsmouth where we have at least 13 Revolutionary War Patriots and close to fifty War of 1812 soldiers.

Our Portsmouth Cedar Grove Cemetery Foundation president, Barbara Early, was also awarded a Patriots Graves Preservation Medal by the SAR for research and maintenance of Revolutionary War graves at Portsmouth’s Cedar Grove Cemetery. During her comments she stated that "without the help of our dedicated volunteers our mission at Cedar Grove Cemetery (Portsmouth) would not have come to fruition. CGCF