City Point National Cemetery Explained

City Point National Cemetery
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 19, 1978[1]
Designated Other1 Number:116-0006
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Jct. of 10th Ave. and Davis St., Hopewell, Virginia
Coordinates:37.3058°N -77.2972°W
Built:1866
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:August 10, 1995
Refnum:95000923

City Point National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the community of City Point within the city of Hopewell, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses, and as of the end of 2005, had 6,909 interments. It is managed by Hampton National Cemetery.

History

During the Civil War, the area around City Point was a Union supply depot, established by General Ulysses S. Grant. Its proximity to the Confederate capitol of Richmond, Virginia made it an ideal staging place. The cemetery was established to reinter soldiers who were buried in the seven nearby hospital cemeteries and those from makeshift battlefield plots throughout the area.

City Point National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.