United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
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.
| United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery | |
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 Headstones at the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, covered in snow | |
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| Established | July 1861 |
| Location | 21 Harewood Rd NW, Washington, D.C. 20011 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 38°56′40″N 77°00′32″W |
| Type | United States National Cemetery |
| Owned by | United States Department of the Army |
| Find a Grave | United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery |
| The Political Graveyard | United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery |
| Footnotes | [1][2][3][4] |
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 the 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]
- Thomas Boyne (1849–1896), Buffalo Soldier in the Indian Wars, sergeant, and Medal of Honor recipient
- Benjamin Brown (1859–1910), Buffalo Soldier in the Indian Wars, sergeant, and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Denny (1846–1901), Buffalo Soldier in the Indian Wars, sergeant, and Medal of Honor recipient
- Henry Jackson Hunt (1819–1889), Union Army chief of artillery, and artillery general of The Army of the Potomac in the American Civil War
- John C. Kelton (1828–1893), Adjutant Brigadier General of the U.S. Army from 1889 to 1892
- John A. Logan (1826–1886), Union Army major general in the American Civil War, 1884 Republican vice presidential nominee, Illinois senator (1871–77 & 1879–86) and Illinois representative (1859–62 & 1867–71)
- David S. Stanley (1828–1902), Union Army major general in the American Civil War and Medal of Honor recipient
- Agnes von Kurowsky (1892–1984), an American nurse during World War I who was the basis for the character "Catherine Barkley" in A Farewell to Arms
References
- Library of Congress. Soldiers' Home National Cemetery (U.S.). Retrieved May 10, 2020.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - National Park Service. United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery Washington, D.C. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - "National Cemetery Administration: Cemeteries". www.cem.va.gov. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- "Soldiers' Home National Cemetery 1864". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- "Establishment of the "Military Asylum"". President Lincoln's Cottage. March 10, 2013.
External links
Media related to United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons- United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery at Find a Grave
- United States Soldiers and Airmens Home National Cemetery at BillionGraves