Within Fort Leavenworth military reservation, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. County/parish: Leavenworth.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 15, 1999. NRIS 99000834.
1 contributing building. 1 contributing site. 3 contributing structures. 2 contributing objects.
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located on Fort Leavenworth, a United States Army installation north of Leavenworth, Kansas. It was officially established in 1862, but was used as a burial ground as early as 1844, and was one of the twelve original United States National Cemeteries designated by Abraham Lincoln. The cemetery is the resting place of nine Medal of Honor recipients, but most are the less famous casualties of war. It was named for Brigadier General Henry Leavenworth, who was re-interred there in 1902 from Woodland Cemetery in Delhi, New York. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it occupies approximately 36.1 acres (14.6 ha) and was site to over 22,000 interments, as of 2020. It is maintained by Leavenworth National Cemetery.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77835300