United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
US S&A Home National Cemetery
Headstones at the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, covered in snow
Details
EstablishedJuly 1861 (July 1861)
Location
21 Harewood Rd NW, Washington, D.C. 20011
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38°56′40″N 77°00′32″W / 38.94444°N 77.00889°W / 38.94444; -77.00889
TypeUnited States National Cemetery
Owned byUnited States Department of the Army
Find a GraveUnited States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
The Political GraveyardUnited States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
Footnotes[1][2][3][4]

United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, in Washington, D.C., is located next to the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home. It is one of only two national cemeteries administered by the Department of the Army, the other being Arlington National Cemetery. The national cemetery is adjacent to the historic Rock Creek Cemetery and to the Soldiers' Home.

Background

Immediately after the Battle of Bull Run, the Commissioners of the United States Military Asylum offered six acres of land at the north end of their grounds as a burial ground for soldiers and officers.[2] This land had been part of the land sold by George Washington Riggs when the asylum was established.[5]

Currently, the only people eligible to be buried at the cemetery are residents of the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home.[2]

Notable interments

The cemetery is the final resting place for more than 14,000 veterans, starting with those that fought in the Civil War.[2]

See also

References

  1. Library of Congress. Soldiers' Home National Cemetery (U.S.). Retrieved May 10, 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. 1 2 3 4 National Park Service. United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery Washington, D.C. Retrieved May 10, 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. "National Cemetery Administration: Cemeteries". www.cem.va.gov. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  4. "Soldiers' Home National Cemetery 1864". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  5. "Establishment of the "Military Asylum"". President Lincoln's Cottage. March 10, 2013.
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