Winchester National Cemetery

Winchester National Cemetery
Pennsylvania Memorial
Location 401 National Ave., Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates 39°11′03″N 78°09′25″W / 39.18417°N 78.15694°W / 39.18417; -78.15694Coordinates: 39°11′03″N 78°09′25″W / 39.18417°N 78.15694°W / 39.18417; -78.15694
Area 4.9 acres (2.0 ha)
Architect Meigs, Montgomery C.
Architectural style Tudor Revival
MPS Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS
NRHP Reference # 96000032[1]
VLR # 138-0035
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 26, 1996
Designated VLR October 18, 1995[2]

Winchester National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Winchester in Frederick County, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 4.9 acres (2.0 ha), and as of the end of 2005, it had 5,561 interments. It is closed to new interments.

History

The land around Winchester National Cemetery was used for burials as early as 1862, but after the Civil War additional land was appropriated by the federal government and it was officially dedicated on April 8, 1866. The land was not legally transferred to the U.S. government until Dec. 1, 1870, when the landowner, Jacob Baker, was paid $1,500 for the 4.89-acre (1.98 ha) tract and the deed was signed and executed.[3]

Numerous Union soldiers from surrounding battlefields were reinterred here, including those from the different battles of Winchester, the Battle of Front Royal, Battle of New Market, Battle of Harpers Ferry, as well as actions at Snickers Gap, Martinsburg, West Virginia, and Romney, West Virginia.

The cemetery grounds underwent significant renovations during the 1930s, adding walls, maintenance buildings, and improving the headstones.

Winchester National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Notable monuments

References

  1. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Therese T. Sammartino (October 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Winchester National Cemetery" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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